Eight Sennebogens shipped by barge from Germany to US

Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

29 January 2025

Sennebogen has transported eight large machines by barge from Straubing, Germany, via Antwerp to Charleston, South Carolina in the United States. The shipment was conducted in cooperation with Karl-Groß, a heavy haul company based in Regensburg.


Logistical Challenges in Loading

The machines, including Sennebogen’s 855 and 870 models in crawler and mobile versions, weighed between 70 and 105 tonnes. Loading them onto the barge required dismantling counterweights and temporarily closing a road between the Sennebogen plant and the port.

“As the machines could not be…

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