Three huge cranes that have just been retired from service at Port of Immingham are being completely recycled.
The Gottwald cranes, weighing in at a collective 900 tonnes, are being decommissioned after 40,000 hours of service - the equivalent of being operated continuously for more than four-and-a-half years.
Recently replaced by new Liebherr models in a £9.7 million Associated British Ports investment to optimise efficiency and clean up quayside operations, the 60-metre high plant equipment dates back more than 20 years, to 2002. Some remain in operation, with parts stripped and retained, while what is left will be cut up and sent to the scrap yard for recycling.
