SSA PLANS MANZANILLO CRANE INVESTMENT

SSA Mexico is to order two Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore gantries and six rubber-tyred-gantry (RTG) units for its Terminal Especializada de Contenedores (TEC1) in Manzanillo, Mexico.

The US$30 million order is to provide additional capacity on SSA PLANS MANZANILLO CRANE INVESTMENT8 TEC 1 Manzanillo planning new SSG and RTG acquisitionsEQUIPMENT NEWS the quay and landside with the terminal currently approaching maximum capacity. The terminal handles a strong mix of shipping line clients and SSA Mexico reports it faces a positive business horizon moving forward.

TEC1 is one of three container terminals on the Mexican West Coast port. SSA has operated the 45.5ha facility, which has a quay line of 1350m and a water depth of 16m alongside, since 1995