NIGERIA's tincan Island Container Terminal (TICT) in the Port of Lagos has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 Mobile, reports London's African Review.
TICT is a consortium made of French logistics giant Bollore Ports and China Merchants Holding International (CMHI) and China Africa Development Fund (CADF).
The cranes have a working radius of 54 metres and a capacity of 150 tons, a customised propping base adapted to local conditions, as well as a tower extension to reach higher container stacks, said the companies joint statement.
Since 2006, TICT has made significant investments to modernise the container terminal and is now involved in other projects which include the modernisation of the barging service to mitigate urban congestion.
Since 2006, TICT has made significant investments to modernise the container terminal and is now involved in other projects which include the modernisation of the barging service to mitigate urban congestion.
Said TICT managing director Etienne Rocher: 'This new acquisition is part of a global project to boost the competitiveness of the Port of Lagos. We are also working in the meantime to expand our barging activities.'
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TICT is a consortium made of French logistics giant Bollore Ports and China Merchants Holding International (CMHI) and China Africa Development Fund (CADF).
The cranes have a working radius of 54 metres and a capacity of 150 tons, a customised propping base adapted to local conditions, as well as a tower extension to reach higher container stacks, said the companies joint statement.
Since 2006, TICT has made significant investments to modernise the container terminal and is now involved in other projects which include the modernisation of the barging service to mitigate urban congestion.
Since 2006, TICT has made significant investments to modernise the container terminal and is now involved in other projects which include the modernisation of the barging service to mitigate urban congestion.
Said TICT managing director Etienne Rocher: 'This new acquisition is part of a global project to boost the competitiveness of the Port of Lagos. We are also working in the meantime to expand our barging activities.'
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