VIRGINIA Port Authority's Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) is now discharging the first of six rail-mounted gantry cranes, the focus of its US$375 million expansion to be completed mid-2020.
The arrival of the quay cranes signals the start of an 18-month cycle during which 60 cranes will be delivered. Once operational, they will expand NIT's annual capacity by '400,000 container units'.
The cranes will be off-loaded, mounted on rails, taken through some minor assembly, tested and put into service by the end of September, when the first three of 30 new container stacks at NIT will be ready for use.
Said Virginia Port Authority CEO John Reinhart: 'The end result of our effort will be a new high-performing network of terminals that will attract economic investment in Virginia and spur job creation.'
In June, the Port of Virginia accepted the last load of new RMGs at Virginia International Gateway, where $320 million is being invested to expand cargo capacity and operations. The new cranes will support cargo operations in 13 new container stacks.
The arrival of the quay cranes signals the start of an 18-month cycle during which 60 cranes will be delivered. Once operational, they will expand NIT's annual capacity by '400,000 container units'.
The cranes will be off-loaded, mounted on rails, taken through some minor assembly, tested and put into service by the end of September, when the first three of 30 new container stacks at NIT will be ready for use.
Said Virginia Port Authority CEO John Reinhart: 'The end result of our effort will be a new high-performing network of terminals that will attract economic investment in Virginia and spur job creation.'
In June, the Port of Virginia accepted the last load of new RMGs at Virginia International Gateway, where $320 million is being invested to expand cargo capacity and operations. The new cranes will support cargo operations in 13 new container stacks.