DOUALA TARGETS INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

The Container Terminal Management of the Port of Douala (RTC) is targeting increased operational productivity with the arrival of fi ve new reach stackers and an empty container handler from Konecranes.

The order was originally booked in April 2021, with the new units recently arriving on site.

RTC has been managing the terminal since January 2020 and remains keen on updating the terminal’s equipment. The new equipment is expected to be mostly used for export yard operations and empty containers.

Adepi Martin, Chief Operation Officer, RTC, states: “These new Konecranes lift trucks will help us to maximise our efficiency all the way from landside to quayside, reduce vessel anchorage and transit time, and improve container truck turnaround,”

The five new reach stackers are Konecranes liftace SMV 4532 TCE5s, 45-ton lifting machines able to stack up to five containers high, while the empty container handler is an SMV 6/7 ECC 90 capable of stacking six empty high-cube containers or seven standard containers