New portal harbour crane increases capacity at Oulu

The new Generation 6 machine allows operators to reach across RoRos, in addition to handling general cargo at the port, one of the busiest in northwest Finland.

“This new portal harbour crane will expand our container handling capacity, adding essential flexibility to also handle other kinds of cargo,” said Marko Mykkänen, managing director, Port of Oulu.

“Slewing gives it the extra range of motion to access every container on the RoRo vessels, including those in hard-to-reach corners. In addition, its electric drive will reduce our energy consumption, which aligns to our state environmental permit.”

The order is for one Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 Portal Harbor Crane, with a working radius of up to 51 metres and a maximum capacity of 125 tonnes to serve container ships up to post-Panamax class.

Powered from the harbour mains by cable reel, it eliminates local exhaust emissions and collects lowering and braking energy for auxiliary consumption or to be fed back into the grid.

Tailored for the existing portal, the crane has a track gauge of 18 metres with a clearance height of 7 metres and is to be mounted closer to the water side to maximise its working radius. To support this asymmetrical design, there are eight wheels on each corner on the water side and six on the land side.

The crane will be delivered in Q2 2025.