Close-up of the world's largest crane, capable of lifting 5,000 tons of cargo at a time

Big Carl or SGC-250 crane with a height of 250m is the largest crane in the world today. Big Carl is taller than the Prince of Wales Bridge across the Severn River, exceeding the total length of two football fields, even longer than the span of the wings of three Airbus A380 aircraft. This gigantic crane can be seen from a great distance.

The world's largest crane is capable of lifting 5,000 tons of cargo at a time. It is currently working at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, England, with the task of assisting engineers to put pre-assembled parts of the power plant into position. Big Carl will lift over 600 parts for the power plant, including the heaviest parts.

Big Carl was completed in Belgium and the crane was then divided into 280 parts for transport to a pier. It takes a total of 10 weeks and at least 5 other cranes to transport Big Carl to Hinkley Point C. It will work at Hinkley Point C for 4 years, before being dismantled.

The US $ 24 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project will be the first new nuclear reactor in the UK since 1995 and one of the largest construction projects in the world.

You can see some close-up shots of the world's largest crane Hinkley Point C in the video below.