New cranes & straddle to raise SAPO port efficiency
23 Mar '06
4 min read
The first two cranes destined for Cape Town will be commissioned in January 2008 with all 6 cranes that are destined for Cape Town being operational by July 2008.
He said the benefits of the new cranes were that all 14 cranes have an operational outreach of 52 metres and facilitate operation on the latest Super Post Panamax size container vessels. In addition, the cranes are fitted with expandable twin-lift telescopic spreaders with the height under spreader being 37 metres.
“SAPO already has 3 Liebherr cranes in operation at the Durban Container Terminal. The Liebherr family, who own Liebherr Container Cranes Limited, visited SAPO in Durban this week on a goodwill visit to inspect the existing cranes in operation. The visit also cements the relationship between SAPO and Liebherr and our continued efforts to improve efficiencies and deliver a world-class service.”
In June last year SAPO entered into an agreement with Kalmar Industries OY AB (Finland) for the supply of 53 new straddle carriers. Mr Nxumalo advised that the contract contained an option to purchase an additional 25 straddle carriers for Durban Container Terminal and this option has now been exercised.
The 53-straddle carriers are destined for the ports of Durban (16), Cape Town (26) and Port Elizabeth (11).
He said the straddle carriers for Durban and Cape Town are able to stack containers three high which will improve the stacking capacity in these container terminals.
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