Barcelona box terminal operator  Tercat, which has been awarded the concession to operate the port''s third container handling facility, has invited bids for the supply of six new quayside gantry cranes. Known to have already presented an offer, worth a rumoured $36m, is Paceco España. In total, Tercat will deploy 18 super-postpanamax gantry cranes in the new terminal.This will mean it will require at least an additional four cranes in addition to the six already mentioned, given that it already possesses eight cranes in the existing terminal. Operations in El Prat will commence in April 2008 and the current order for six cranes will see these immediately deployed in this facility.

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