Potain cranes go to work on South Korean LNG terminal

• Cranes help to build three storage tanks with a capacity of 200 million liters each.

South Korean construction equipment rental company Sunheung Corporate has supplied three Potain MC 310 K12 cranes to work on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank at the Boryeong LNG Terminal. Located inside the Yeongbo Industrial Zone in Boryeong the terminal is co-owned by SK E&S and GS Energy. When completed it will feature three LNG storage tanks with a capacity of 200 million liters each. There will also be a 45 000 t liquefied petroleum gas tank and a re-gasification plant inside the facility.

The MC 310 K12 has a maximum capacity of 12 t a maximum radius of 70 m and can lift up to 3.2 t at its jib end.  The cranes were supplied to Sunheung Corporate by Korea International Limited (KIL) the exclusive Potain distributor for South Korea.