New cranes & straddle to raise SAPO port efficiency
23 Mar '06
4 min read
South African Port Operations (SAPO), a subsidiary of Transnet announced the acquisition of 14 Liebherr Super Post Panamax Cranes as well as 25 Kalmar Straddle Carriers in its continued efforts to boost efficiency and container handling at the ports of Durban and Cape Town.
Hamilton Nxumalo, SAPO GM: Equipment Engineering and Asset Management said SAPO had negotiated a contract with Liebherr Container Cranes Limited (Ireland) for the supply of 14 fully imported Super Post Panamax Cranes.
The contract which was signed in Ireland by the SAPO Chief Financial Officer, Mark Gregg-Macdonald, in November last year is in line with SAPO's aggressive capital expenditure programme.
SAPO, which is one of the country's key drivers of the government's export-led growth strategy, has stepped up efforts to implement its strategy which includes an expanded management team, a focus on supply chain management and customer service.
Mr Nxumalo said: “The cranes will be delivered in component form and erected on site in the ports of Durban and Cape Town.”
The 14 cranes have been allocated as follows: • One (1) South Quay, Durban Container Terminal (DCT) • Two (2) East Quay, Durban Container Terminal (DCT) • Five (5) Pier 1 Container Terminal, Durban (Pier 1) • Six (6) Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT)
He said the first two cranes would be commissioned at DCT in March 2007 with all 8 cranes that are destined for Durban beingoperational by mid October 2007.
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