UAE-BASED port operator ad Ports Group has awarded contracts exceeding US$114 million to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) for the supply of six ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and seventeen hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.
These cranes will be deployed at AD Ports Group's terminal projects at the New East Mole Terminal in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, and Noatum Ports' Luanda Terminal in Angola, writes Greece's Container News.
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, managing director and CEO of AD Ports Group, said: 'These cranes play a crucial role in modern port operations. We are committed to investing in our terminals' infrastructure and adopting advanced, innovative technology solutions to add value to our customers and partners and benefit the economies we operate in'.
The contracts align with AD Ports Group's 30-year concession to develop and operate a multipurpose terminal at Pointe Noire Port in the Republic of Congo, and its 20-year concession to modernize and operate the Luanda Terminal in Angola.
Under the terms of the contracts, both Pointe Noire and Luanda terminals will each receive three Super Post-Panamax STS cranes, capable of reaching twenty-one container rows over a 60-metre distance.
Additionally, Pointe Noire will be equipped with nine hybrid RTGs, while Luanda will receive eight. These hybrid RTGs can reduce diesel consumption by up to 60 per cent compared to traditional diesel RTGs, saving approximately one million litres of diesel per year and cutting CO2 emissions by around 5,000 tonnes.
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These cranes will be deployed at AD Ports Group's terminal projects at the New East Mole Terminal in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, and Noatum Ports' Luanda Terminal in Angola, writes Greece's Container News.
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, managing director and CEO of AD Ports Group, said: 'These cranes play a crucial role in modern port operations. We are committed to investing in our terminals' infrastructure and adopting advanced, innovative technology solutions to add value to our customers and partners and benefit the economies we operate in'.
The contracts align with AD Ports Group's 30-year concession to develop and operate a multipurpose terminal at Pointe Noire Port in the Republic of Congo, and its 20-year concession to modernize and operate the Luanda Terminal in Angola.
Under the terms of the contracts, both Pointe Noire and Luanda terminals will each receive three Super Post-Panamax STS cranes, capable of reaching twenty-one container rows over a 60-metre distance.
Additionally, Pointe Noire will be equipped with nine hybrid RTGs, while Luanda will receive eight. These hybrid RTGs can reduce diesel consumption by up to 60 per cent compared to traditional diesel RTGs, saving approximately one million litres of diesel per year and cutting CO2 emissions by around 5,000 tonnes.
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