# Wm. O'Brien starts first Australian project assembling Liebherr crane at Port of Townsville

Wm. O'Brien has begun its first heavy lift project in Australia, assembling a Liebherr Super Post Panamax Ship-to-Shore crane at the Port of Townsville as part of a $30 million upgrade.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-12-07
- Where: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Value: $22.0M (30.0M AUD)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 70 tonnes (two 20-foot containers)
- Products: ship-to-shore container crane
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Liebherr Container Cranes](https://endata.com/companies/34135.md) (partner)
- [Port of Townsville](https://endata.com/companies/39044.md) (customer)
- [Wm. O'Brien](https://endata.com/companies/51678.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [heavyliftnews.com](https://www.heavyliftnews.com/wm-obriens-first-australian-project-in-queensland-on-liebherr-container-crane/), 2020-12-07: "We’re very proud to be working on our first ever heavy lift project in Australia."

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