At the brink of the 90s’ Louis Dreyfus Armateurs realized that the economic development of certain countries in South East Asia and South America would largely depend on port infrastructures.

In order to avoid costly fixed investments which would only be possible under a strong economic growth, LDA developed an innovative solution to allow massive exports of dry bulk commodities from these areas. Thus, in 1989 LDA acquired and operated for Adaro its first floating crane transhipper units. For more than 20 years LDA has been operating floating cranes, acquiring an essential know-how in off-shore transshipment.  LD Ports & Logistics floating cranes are the result of this extensive experience gained over these years.

Our floating crane transhipper units are the result of a unique combination of all ingredients proven to be necessary to excel in the art of transshipment, blending simplicity and robustness. These features are essential to success in logistics operations conducted at sea and avoid maintenance operations, always extremely disadvantageous. LD Ports and Logistics endowed itself with a shipyard fully equipped to build our Floating Cranes Transhipper Units. By controlling the entire project processing, from building to operations, LDPL has managed to perfect a unique design of performing and reliable floating crane, while maintaining low costs.

Based on this extensive experience gained over years, LD Ports & Logistics operates throughout the world and provides our customers with a well established commercial and project management experience in floating cranes combined with a high-level technical expertise. Our project management team is highly qualified to advise you in taking advantage of the flexible, effective and economic solutions for transshipment that floating cranes incarnate where heavy investments would not be reasonable.

• Reliability
• Performance
• Low Capex
• Low Opex
• Example

Reliability

LDPL Floating Crane Transhipper Units  FCTU have been designed to perform with the simplest motions and the least amount of moving parts possible. Their design has been completed without resorting to hydraulic systems, thereby lengthening their life expectancy. The combination of these two elements is exceeding expectations in terms of reliability. Some of our cranes operating in Indonesia 20 years ago are still working today in Columbia.

Whilst operating, its fully redundant DC current power grants the FCTU an unrivaled reliability to preventing blackouts and conducting operations on time.

Performance

The design of our LDPL Floating Crane Transhipper Units has been optimized to perform high transshipment rates in loading and unloading all types of vessels, Capesize or Panamax. LDPL has developed its own brand new crane piloting software to optimize crane operating motions while handling bulk at sea. Today LDPL cranes are guaranteed to move more than 20 000T of cargo per day (iron ore free digging).

Low Capex

LDPL Floating Crane Transshiper Units cost a fraction of a transhipper vessel.

Low Opex

LDPL Floating Crane Transhipper Units can be operated entirely by local crews. Their DC current power supply does not require the extensive maintenance time and cost needed on similar hydraulic cranes. The absence of complicated conveyor systems dramatically lowers maintenance costs and ensures proper handling of cargo with high-moisture content at low cost.

Example

Example of a 32SWL crane with propulsion and accommodations. (Fully customizable according to needs)

Length: 56.4m Beam MLD: 24m Depth MLD: 4.73m Draft: 2.65-2.75m Safe Working Limit: 32T

Accommodation for: 32 persons Maximum Working Radius: 40m Minimum Working Radius: 15.15m Maximum Height: 30m

Topping Speed: 0-48m/min Topping Stroke: 20sec Slewing Speed: 0-1.44rpm Hoisting / closing speed full grab: 0-89m/min Hoisting / closing speed empty grab: 0-92m/min

Propulsion Speed: ABT 5 Knots Power plant: 2 x 1,600KW Propulsion: 2 x 538KW