# ABP invests £15M in Hull container terminal with new cranes

Associated British Ports (ABP) invested £15 million in its Hull container terminal, including two Liebherr ship-to-shore gantry cranes worth £10.5 million, reach stackers, tug trailers, and 9,000 m² of new storage. The cranes arrived on February 15, 2018, and will be operational by April 2018.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-02-16
- Where: Hull, Humber Estuary, United Kingdom
- Value: $21.0M (15.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 10
- Starts operating: Apr 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: more than 400,000 units per year
- Products: ship-to-shore gantry cranes
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Associated British Ports](https://endata.com/companies/16840.md)
- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [afloat.ie](https://afloat.ie/port-news/port-and-shipping-news/item/38467-fully-assembled-irish-built-gantry-cranes-for-uk-port-investment-set-to-lift-booming-trade), 2018-02-16: "This major investment underlines our confidence in the future as growth in our container business looks set to continue in the years ahead."

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