OVERDUE maintenance work is set to be carried out on Greenock's landmark Titan Crane, the Tele can reveal.

Health and safety repairs on the 150-foot high Category A-listed structure are due to start imminently.

It is understood the stairs will be replaced, on top of normal remedial work.

Surveyors will also investigate what other work should be carried out on the giant crane, which became 100 years old in 2017.

Owners Peel Ports declined to comment on the exact details of the project.

But a company spokesman did confirm that they will be 'undertaking health and safety maintenance work at the site'.

The iconic cantilever crane was built by Sir William Arrol & Co at James Watt Dock in 1917 and is one of only four left in Scotland.

The company designed 40 in total and they were sent all around the world.

For years, local activists have been calling for the Greenock crane to be restored and turned into a tourist attraction similar to the Titan in Clydebank, which features a big swing, bungee jumping and a visitor centre.

But no redevelopment has never materialised and in recent times concerns have grown for the condition of the crane, with rust visible.

Two years ago, Port Glasgow man Al Palpo set up a campaign calling for the iconic structure to be restored and almost 1,000 people joined a Facebook page in support.