SOUTH Africa's Durban Container Terminal DCT Pier 2 received the first four of 20 diesel-electric straddle carriers for assembly and commissioning on-site, reports Cape Town's Business Report.
The straddle carriers were handed over to operations to start their endurance testing and are expected to be fully operational in mid-January.
transnet Port Terminals (TPT) said the terminal was renewing its fleet as part of its recovery plan, having invested in haulers and reach stackers valued at over SAR40 million (US$2.16 million) earlier last year, and all 20 straddle carriers were expected to be in full operation at the end of May 2025.
This follows TPT's communication to customers this week that DCT Pier 2 was battling a shortage of straddle carriers, with new equipment to move and stack containers that will only be operational mid-month.
Sources at Transnet said the communication by TPT to customers had been meant to reassure them that it was on top of the problem.
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The straddle carriers were handed over to operations to start their endurance testing and are expected to be fully operational in mid-January.
transnet Port Terminals (TPT) said the terminal was renewing its fleet as part of its recovery plan, having invested in haulers and reach stackers valued at over SAR40 million (US$2.16 million) earlier last year, and all 20 straddle carriers were expected to be in full operation at the end of May 2025.
This follows TPT's communication to customers this week that DCT Pier 2 was battling a shortage of straddle carriers, with new equipment to move and stack containers that will only be operational mid-month.
Sources at Transnet said the communication by TPT to customers had been meant to reassure them that it was on top of the problem.
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