Container capacity at the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is set to get a significant boost.
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has confirmed that the facility is to get three new ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes, which are part of an order that includes 40 Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry (ARMG) units. The total cost for the Chinese-manufactured equipment is US$282 million, which is being met solely by SLPA.
The new STS gantry cranes have an outreach of 72m, which can reach 26 containers across a vessel, with a maximum load capacity under the spreader of 65 tonnes and up to 75 tonnes using a lifting beam. The investment is part of ECT’s expansion to 2.4m TEU capacity per annum by the end 2025.
