PORT Everglades officials, partners, and elected representatives gathered to mark the inauguration of three new Super Post-Panamax container gantry cranes, reports New York's Maritime Logistics Professional.
These towering cranes, standing at 175 feet (53 metres), are set to significantly enhance operational efficiency at the South Florida port.
The new cranes boast extended reach and increased lifting capacity, allowing them to handle containers stacked up to eight high on a ship's deck and spanning 22 containers across, compared to the port's existing seven Post-Panamax cranes, which are 151 feet (46 metres) tall and limited to handling containers stacked six high and reaching across 16 containers.
With this addition, port Everglades now boasts 13 container gantry cranes (including six Super Post-Panamax and seven Post-Panamax cranes) and one mobile harbour crane.
'With the commissioning of the new cranes, our historic US$471 million project for the Southport Turning Notch Extension is nearly complete. However, we're not here to just celebrate cranes,' said Port Everglades acting director Glenn Wiltshire.
'We applaud the investment that our Board of County Commissioners made throughout the years to build up the port's infrastructure, which benefits the men and women who work these docks and the regional economy.'
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These towering cranes, standing at 175 feet (53 metres), are set to significantly enhance operational efficiency at the South Florida port.
The new cranes boast extended reach and increased lifting capacity, allowing them to handle containers stacked up to eight high on a ship's deck and spanning 22 containers across, compared to the port's existing seven Post-Panamax cranes, which are 151 feet (46 metres) tall and limited to handling containers stacked six high and reaching across 16 containers.
With this addition, port Everglades now boasts 13 container gantry cranes (including six Super Post-Panamax and seven Post-Panamax cranes) and one mobile harbour crane.
'With the commissioning of the new cranes, our historic US$471 million project for the Southport Turning Notch Extension is nearly complete. However, we're not here to just celebrate cranes,' said Port Everglades acting director Glenn Wiltshire.
'We applaud the investment that our Board of County Commissioners made throughout the years to build up the port's infrastructure, which benefits the men and women who work these docks and the regional economy.'
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