A $4.4 million crane that can lift up to 145 tons is being assembled at the Port of Albany. The crane can be used in tandem with the port’s existing mobile crane to together lift loads as heavy as 225 tons, said Rich Hendrick, general manager at the port.
An older crane that dates from the 1970s will be sold, he added.
The new crane is the latest improvement at the port, where wharves on both sides of the Hudson River, in Rensselaer as well as Albany, have been upgraded with new steel and concrete platforms that can support more weight.
By Eric Anderson
Published 8:04Â pm, Monday, December 1, 2014
Workers from Germany assemble the new crane at the Port of Albany Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The new crane will have greater lifting ability than the present cranes on site at the Port. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
The boom for the new sits at the Port of Albany Monday Dec. 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The new crane will have greater lifting ability than the present cranes on site at the Port. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Workers from Germany assemble a new crane at the Port of Albany Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The new crane will have greater lifting ability than the present cranes on site at the Port. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Workers from Germany assemble a new crane at the Port of Albany Monday Dec. 1, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The new crane will have greater lifting ability than the present cranes on site at the Port. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
Workers from Germany assemble a new crane at the Port of Albany Monday Dec. 1, 2014 in Albany, N.Y. The new crane will have greater lifting ability than the present cranes on site at the Port. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)
