South Korean lifting company Chunjo Construction Co has completed its first project outside its home country that used Manitowoc 31000. A recent project in Vietnam marks the first time the company has transported the crane outside of South Korea. Chunjo transported the 2,300 t crawler crane to Vietnam, where it was used to help construct a petrochemical refinery in the Thanh Hoa Province. A consortium of Vietnamese and Japanese companies oversaw the plant?s construction, during which the crane erected a variety of heavy process equipment.
Though the 31000 is a large crane, Chunjo sent it to Vietnam because it is the easiest in its class to transport. The crane?s Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) enables it to use far less counterweight than cranes offering similar capacities. This not only cuts transportation costs, it also means that less ground preparation is needed on the job site, further saving time and money for the company.