The new cranes will have an outreach of 22 container rows wide on the deck of a ship with a lift of 45m, which will enable SCT to service the new generation of very large container vessels.

As part of the procurement process and in conjunction with the supplier, Leibherr Cranes, SCT donated £50,000 to three local charities. Both Naomi House, a children’s hospice for the terminally ill based north of Winchester, and the Marine Society & Sea Cadets each received £20,000 and a donation of £10,000 was given to the Piam Brown Ward, a children’s cancer ward at the Southampton General Hospital.