Kockums Crane

The Kockums Crane (Swedish: Kockumskranen) is a 140-metre (459 ft)[1] high gantry crane in the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

Its last use in Malmö was in mid-1997, when it lifted the foundations of the high pillars of the Öresund Bridge.

The crane was a landmark of Malmö from its time of construction until its dismantling in the summer of 2002, when it was shipped to Ulsan, after being sold to Hyundai Heavy Industries for $1.

[2] The Koreans have dubbed the crane 말뫼의 눈물 (Tears of Malmö), because the residents of Malmö reportedly wept when they saw their crane being towed away.

[2] Former location:  55°36′52″N 12°59′23″E / 55.6144615°N 12.9896602°E / 55.6144615; 12.9896602 (Kockums Crane)   ("Kockums Crane") Today's location: 35°28′38″N 129°24′18″E / 35.4772042°N 129.4049405°E / 35.4772042; 129.4049405 (Tears of Malmö) ("Tears of Malmö") At Ulsan the crane is located on a tongue of land within the Bangeo-dong quarter right at the mouth of the Taehwa River.

The Kockums Crane in around the mid-1970s
The crane in February 2000