PEEL Ports-operated Port of Greenock has officially unveiled its new GBP25 million (US$33 million) ship-to-shore cranes.
Peel Ports Clydeport, which owns the UK port, welcomed guests to the port for a ceremony to celebrate the biggest-ever investment in Greenock's container facilities.
'The west-facing freight port's new infrastructure is already benefitting customers, with one vessel recently departing 13 hours earlier than planned because of the quicker turnaround time,' said Peel Ports in a statement.
Jim McSporran, Port Director at Peel Ports Clydeport, noted: 'We believe the new cranes will be transformational for our port, and it's incredible the impact they are having already. It's clear to the human eye how much quicker they are, and we've had a great response from customers and our teams on the efficiencies they're bringing.'
The cranes arrived at the port of Greenock in June this year and have been fully operational since July following stringent testing. They are the largest single investment made at the container terminal.
A naming competition for the 72-metre-tall cranes was launched by Peel Ports Clydeport in partnership with Inverclyde Council, with the winners announced earlier this year.
Avaleigh Lang, 10, of Lady Alice Primary in Greenock, chose Craner Swift as a nod to the US pop icon taylor Swift, while Frances McFadden, 10, of the town's St Mary's Primary School opted for U-Crane Bolt as a tribute to Jamaican gold medallist Usain Bolt, reports Greece's Container News.
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Peel Ports Clydeport, which owns the UK port, welcomed guests to the port for a ceremony to celebrate the biggest-ever investment in Greenock's container facilities.
'The west-facing freight port's new infrastructure is already benefitting customers, with one vessel recently departing 13 hours earlier than planned because of the quicker turnaround time,' said Peel Ports in a statement.
Jim McSporran, Port Director at Peel Ports Clydeport, noted: 'We believe the new cranes will be transformational for our port, and it's incredible the impact they are having already. It's clear to the human eye how much quicker they are, and we've had a great response from customers and our teams on the efficiencies they're bringing.'
The cranes arrived at the port of Greenock in June this year and have been fully operational since July following stringent testing. They are the largest single investment made at the container terminal.
A naming competition for the 72-metre-tall cranes was launched by Peel Ports Clydeport in partnership with Inverclyde Council, with the winners announced earlier this year.
Avaleigh Lang, 10, of Lady Alice Primary in Greenock, chose Craner Swift as a nod to the US pop icon taylor Swift, while Frances McFadden, 10, of the town's St Mary's Primary School opted for U-Crane Bolt as a tribute to Jamaican gold medallist Usain Bolt, reports Greece's Container News.
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