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Deck Equipment & Lifitng Gear

Felixstowe Lifts its Capacity

01 Apr 2004

Ten new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) and one Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) have arrived at the UK Port of Felixstowe from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) of Shanghai.

The shipment is part of an order for a total of ten RTGCs and three SSGCs. Together with the remaining two SSGCs, which are scheduled for delivery in September of this year and early 2005, the Port will boast a total of 88 RTGCs and 28 SSGcs.

The new quayside cranes will be amongst the largest in the Port and are of similar specification to the previous two ZPMC cranes delivered in 2002. Each will be capable of handling containers stowed 22 wide and will be equipped with twin lift capability and a heavy lift capacity of 85 tonnes.

The new TRGCs will be capable of lifting one container over five and will straddle seven rows of boxes plus a roadway. All the new cranes will operate on Trinity Terminal, where the Port is looking to bring on stream an additional 270m of deepwater terminal later this year.

MJ Information No: 19331

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