PSA Sines, the Portuguese subsidiary of Singapore's psa International, has announced the arrival of two mega Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes, adding to 10 existing Super Post-Panamax cranes.
The addition of the two new cranes will allow PSA Sines to handle the largest container vessels deployed at the Iberian Peninsula. The new equipment will also play an important role in expanding PSA Sines' capacity from 2.3 to 2.7 million TEU and reinforce facility as the preferred Iberian gateway hub.
According to PSA Sines, the new STS cranes left Shanghai on September 7, and arrived safely after nearly three months at sea.
The new equipment, which is reportedly scheduled to be online in February 2024, will now go through six weeks of testing and commissioning.
PSA Sines' CEO, Nichola Silveira, said: 'With an outreach of 24 container rows, and a height of 55 metres, we will now have six quay cranes that are fully capable of handling vessels larger than 24,000 TEU in size, with no limitations.
'Alongside our multiskilled and engaged workforce, our productivity levels will reinforce our position as one of the largest container terminals in the south of Europe.'
Since the start of the works for the terminal in 2000, PSA Sines has already invested more than EUR370 million (US$399 million) in the development of its state-of-the-art facility. To continue to facilitate the increase in cargo volume and to meet the growing needs of our customers, PSA Sines has embarked on its ambitious Phase III expansion project, worth over EUR412 million.
When the Phase III expansion has been fully completed in 2030, the terminal will be able to double its annual handling capacity from 2.1 million TEUs to 4.2 million TEUs, thereby strengthening its position as one of the main ports in the region.
In July 2022, PSA Sines inaugurated a new stage of the expansion phase at the Sines Container Terminal. In March 2023, PSA Sines purchased six automated rubber-tyred gantry (ARTG) systems from Konecranes.
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The addition of the two new cranes will allow PSA Sines to handle the largest container vessels deployed at the Iberian Peninsula. The new equipment will also play an important role in expanding PSA Sines' capacity from 2.3 to 2.7 million TEU and reinforce facility as the preferred Iberian gateway hub.
According to PSA Sines, the new STS cranes left Shanghai on September 7, and arrived safely after nearly three months at sea.
The new equipment, which is reportedly scheduled to be online in February 2024, will now go through six weeks of testing and commissioning.
PSA Sines' CEO, Nichola Silveira, said: 'With an outreach of 24 container rows, and a height of 55 metres, we will now have six quay cranes that are fully capable of handling vessels larger than 24,000 TEU in size, with no limitations.
'Alongside our multiskilled and engaged workforce, our productivity levels will reinforce our position as one of the largest container terminals in the south of Europe.'
Since the start of the works for the terminal in 2000, PSA Sines has already invested more than EUR370 million (US$399 million) in the development of its state-of-the-art facility. To continue to facilitate the increase in cargo volume and to meet the growing needs of our customers, PSA Sines has embarked on its ambitious Phase III expansion project, worth over EUR412 million.
When the Phase III expansion has been fully completed in 2030, the terminal will be able to double its annual handling capacity from 2.1 million TEUs to 4.2 million TEUs, thereby strengthening its position as one of the main ports in the region.
In July 2022, PSA Sines inaugurated a new stage of the expansion phase at the Sines Container Terminal. In March 2023, PSA Sines purchased six automated rubber-tyred gantry (ARTG) systems from Konecranes.
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