Gantries boost handling capacity

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Five new heavy lift yard gantry cranes are providing a Cameroon container terminal with additional handling capacities.

Konecranes gantry cranes

Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT) is boosting its productivity with five Konecranes gantry cranes. Photo: Bolloré

Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT) will use the five Konecranes gantry cranes, each with a 50t lifting capacity, at the Port of Kribi’s Kribi container terminal. The gantries will optimise the use of the container storage park and improve processing times for trucks unloading and loading containers.

Composed of a group of Cameroonian shareholders - Bolloré, CMA CGM and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), KCT is the concessionary of the Kribi container terminal.

“Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, KCT is pursuing its investment programme,” said Eric Lavenu, terminals coordinator at Bollore Africa Logistics Nigeria. “With the new equipment, we will help to improve productivity and significantly reduce truck waiting times. The objective is to be able to serve our loading and unloading customers in the timeliest manner. Working in synergy with the Port Authority, our aim is to boost the competitiveness of the Port of Kribi.”

After the delivery of a Gottwald mobile crane on 11 April, KCT is pursuing its investment plan with the new yard gantries. In 2020, KCT posted a 56.27% increase in handling volumes.