Mobile Harbour Cranes – The Hills are Alive with Innovation
The ‘Mama Mobokoli’ was inaugurated in the port of Zeebrugge on 22nd February 2008. This floating trans-loading station, designed and built by E-Crane Worldwide, was moored in Zeebrugge, ready to be towed to its final destination in Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mama Mobokoli is a 1000 m² barge, equipped with a 1500B Series E-Crane with reach of 39,5 metres and lift capacity of 13.5 tonnes. ‘Mama Mobokoli’ is Lingala (one of Congo’s official languages) for ‘the mother that takes care of you’, the nourishing / feeding mother. The barge is...