Strong demand for STS cranes

The following represents a summary of developments:

• Eurogate Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven, a JV of Eurogate (70 per cent) and Hapag-Lloyd (30 per cent), has ordered two STS gantry cranes with an outreach of twenty-six boxes, increasing the total number of cranes it operates to 10. Orders for a further six units are planned.
• Medcenter Container Terminal, in Gioia Tauro, has taken delivery of three units, with an outreach of 25 boxes, as part of a US$58 million investment that commenced in 2021 when Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) acquired the 50 per cent in the facility held by Eurogate.
• A smaller gantry unit, with an outreach of 19 container rows has been delivered to the Co. Na.Te.Co. facility in Naples, owned by Marinvest, a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC).
• Congo Terminal at Pointe Noire, operated by Bolloré Africa Logistics, another MSC subsidiary, has received two cranes with an outreach of 23 boxes, taking the total cranes to eight. These are supplemented HCs.
• Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), Jeddah has received three cranes, each with a 25 box outreach, raising the total units at the facility to 24 in total.
• The new Qinzhou Automated Container Terminal, which commenced operations in July 2022, has received three cranes with a 25-box outreach, with a further four units on order. The initial 1 million TEU p.a. capacity will rise, in time, to 2.6 million TEU p.a.
• The US East Coast Port of Virginia has agreed an order for five new cranes, to be split across two of its container terminals, as part of its equipment renewal plan. An outreach of 26 containers wide will facilitate the handling of vessels up to and including ULCVs. Upon delivery, Norfolk will have 30 STS units.