ABU Dhabi's Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), has taken delivery of three more ship-to-shore quay cranes, bringing the total number of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at the facility to nine.
In addition, six cutting-edge, automated stacking cranes (ASC) have recently joined the other 30 ASCs at the box terminal, and a further six will be commissioned later in the first quarter, reported the UAE's Arabian Supply Chain.
The super post-panamax quay cranes were made by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry at a cost of US$28 million. They were transported to the region's first semi-automated container terminal by specially built ships.
One STS crane is 126.5 metres high and weighs 1,932 tons. It has an outreach of 65 metres, equivalent to 22 containers, and lifts 90 tonnes.
ADT chief executive Martijn Van De Linde said the terminal was taking a leading role in facilitating the continuous growth of trade between Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the rest of the world.
"This substantial infrastructure investment significantly increases port capacity and enables Abu Dhabi's continued economic growth," he said.
"Khalifa Port Container Terminal will not only accommodate the rapidly growing container traffic in Abu Dhabi, but also serves as an enabler for new business generated by Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), which aims to be one of the largest industrial zones in the world."
Opening for business in September 2012 with an initial annual handling capacity of 2.5 million TEU and 15 million tonnes of general cargo, Khalifa Port is expected to continue to add capacity in phases as needed, through to 2030.
So far Khalifa Port Container Terminal has handled more than 1.3 million TEU.
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21 February 2014 - 23:46
Khalifa Port boosts capacity with three Shanghai-built quay cranes
ABU Dhabi's Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), has taken delivery of three more ship-to-shore quay cranes, bringing the total number of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at the facility to nine.
PORTS
21 February 2014 - 23:46
Khalifa Port boosts capacity with three Shanghai-built quay cranes
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