First mobile harbour cranes for Guyana

Port authorities, John Fernandes and Muneshwers are working together to turn the Port of Georgetown into a regional cargo hub and these cranes will allow for a much wider variety of cargo ships.

“As we planned our hub, it soon became clear that the right equipment for us was mobile harbor cranes, and we made site visits to Jamaica and Florida where we could see cranes of different brands in action at customer sites,” said Robin Muneshwer, chief executive of Muneshwers.

The two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6 Mobile Harbor Cranes have a working radius of 49 metres and a capacity of 125 t to serve container ships up to Panamax class. They will be used mainly for container handling, but can be used to handle general cargo when needed.

The cranes use the Konecranes hybrid drive, which consists of a modern diesel engine paired with an ultracapacitor that can be recharged by energy recovered from lowering and braking motions, saving fuel when moving lighter loads.

“Their special hybrid drive offers us both performance peaks in fast and heavy cargo handling and fuel saving options,” said Philip Fernandes, chief executive of John Fernandes.