# ABP invests £6 million in crane equipment at Port of Garston

Associated British Ports (ABP) invested £6 million in equipment across five facilities, including the world's largest hydraulic crane (Mantsinen 200M) at the Port of Garston, now fully operational. The investment is part of ABP's wider £1 billion improvement programme.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-03-02
- Where: Port of Garston, River Mersey, North West England, United Kingdom
- Value: $7.40M (6.00M GBP)
- Starts operating: 28 Mar 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: Mantsinen 200M hydraulic crane
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Associated British Ports](https://endata.com/companies/16840.md)
- [Cooper Specialised Handling](https://endata.com/companies/16841.md) (supplier)
- [Mantsinen](https://endata.com/companies/19755.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [prnewslink.net](https://prnewslink.net/releases/e-1/14386.html), 2017-03-02: "The new machine is part of a £6million investment in equipment across five of its facilities and underpins ABP's wider £1billion programme of improvements designed to support customers with innovative logistics solutions."
- [mhwmagazine.co.uk](https://www.mhwmagazine.co.uk/news/new-crane-to-boost-productivity-at-abps-port-of-garston-supplied-by-cooper-specialised-handling_63151.html), 2017-03-02: "The decision to add a Mantsinen 200M crane to its equipment fleet reinforces ABP's commitment to invest in the port, which is now able to handle any vessel that can pass through the on-site lock."
- [prnewslink.net](https://prnewslink.net/releases/e-1/14585.html), 2017-03-28: "The new crane is a major part of ABP's investment in the facility, which is now able to handle any vessel that can pass through the on-site lock."

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