Fleet of massive red cranes arriving on the Mersey today as part of £400m project The cranes have travelled a whopping 11,831 nautical miles to make it to Liverpool Updated (CRMG) cranes arriving in Liverpool A huge fleet of cranes will arrive on the Mersey today as part of a massive £400 million project. The Liverpool2 project will see a number of cantilever rail-mounted gantry (CRMG) cranes arriving at 2pm on Thursday, March 4. The cranes will be visible from Crosby beach at around 12pm. Produced by Chinese manufacturer Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co (ZPMC), the cranes are the first of two deliveries set for 2021 which will complete the fleet already being used in the £400 million Liverpool2 project.