Four new cranes for London Gateway
DP World has invested £56 million in four new automated stacking cranes at London Gateway, as the logistics hub celebrates its tenth anniversary.
The Konecranes ASCs will service the £350m all-electric new fourth berth – reportedly the first of its kind in the world – which will boost capacity by a third when it opens next year.
London Gateway opened in November 2013 and handled its 11 millionth teu this year. “The arrival of the ASCs marks an exciting moment for London Gateway and DP World in the UK, as we continue to develop our unique end-to-end offering, moving goods seamlessly from the factory floor to the customer door,” said Ahsan Agha, vice president port operations at DP World London Gateway.
The cranes are part of a drive towards streamlining operations at London Gateway, with specialist software being developed to integrate the new ASCs with the existing crane fleet.
London Gateway is also awaiting the arrival of 14 additional cranes to service the new fourth berth which will join the eight all-electric straddle carriers that arrived earlier this year, costing £12 million.
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