APL OAKLAND CHARGES FOR RAM

APL has taken delivery of three RAM model 2640 Twinlift spreaders for retrofitting to existing MHI Cranes at its Oakland Terminal in California. The installation included an upgrade of the control and communication system between crane and spreader to allow the twinlifting operations to be performed.

The port authority has forecast end-of-year traffic of 1.5m teu compared with an engineered capacity of 1.3m teu.