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The world's largest all-terrain crane completed its first lifting at an onshore wind power project in East China's Shandong province on Nov 14, 2022. [Photo/cnr.cn]

World's largest all-terrain crane completes first lifting

The world's largest all-terrain crane completed its first lifting at an onshore wind power project in East China's Shandong province on Nov 14, according to its developer -- the Chinese machinery giant Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group.

Named XCA2600, the crane hoisted a weight of 171 tons to a height of 160 meters at the 50-MW wind power project site in Shandong.

According to XCMG, the crane -- with a basic load capacity of 2,600 tons -- can lift a maximum weight of 173 tons to a maximum height of 160 meters. This capacity can greatly improve hoisting efficiency at super-large wind turbine installation projects.