Konecranes will provide 36 state-of-the-art automated stacking cranes (ASCs) to The Port of Virginia, US as part of the port’s major capacity expansion programme.
The ASCs – worth more than €130 million – are for the Norfolk International Terminals North Terminal project and will be delivered in two batches of 18 units, with the first planned for delivery by mid-2025 and the second by mid-2027.
The Port of Virginia is a multipurpose port serving global markets. The port is a long-time Konecranes customer, having received its first delivery of 30 ASCs in 2007 and ordering a further 86 in 2016.
The order highlights Konecranes’ commitment to its Ecolifting and Path to Port Automation initiatives which aim to reduce clients’ carbon footprints.
The company says it is also investing in digitalisation and technology, plus working to make material flows more efficient and sustainable.
