Babcock Swings Into Action At V&A Waterfront
In Babcock’s plant hire business was contracted by a long-standing client in the Steel and Construction industry to assist with the installation of a new swing bridge at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. A Liebherr LTM1400-7.1 mobile crane with a maximum lifting capacity of 400 tonnes was used to lift the new bridge into place. After opening and closing up to 60 times a day over 22 years and carrying up to 2.4 million people per year the existi...