DP World Jeddah gets 15 new cranes.Byline: Jeddah Dubai-based DP World, a leading global marine terminal operator, has taken delivery of 15 additional new cranes at its Jeddah facility, located within the South Container Terminal A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transhipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transhipment may be between ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a (SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery ) at Jeddah Islamic Port. The commissioning of the new equipment has started and will be completed in a month's time, when all machinery will be fully operational, a statement said. The investment in the 15 state of the art cranes, which are capable of servicing next-generation mega container vessels, aims to increase productivity and assure the highest operating standards at DP World Jeddah. Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (SSE: B>600320) (Traditional Chinese:上海振華港口機械, Simplified Chinese:上海振华港口机械), in short form Shanghai Zhenhua (ZPMC) of China, the mega-lifters include three super-super post panamax (SSPP SSPP System Safety Program Plan SSPP Society for Service Professionals in Printing SSPP Shuttle Small Payloads Project SSPP Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy SSPP Solar Stellar Pointing Platform SSPP Saints Peter and Paul school ) cranes and 12 rubber tyred gantry A Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) is a mobile gantry crane used for stacking shipping containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal. RTG's are used at container terminals and container storage yards when straddling multiple lanes of rail/road and/or container storage, or (RTG RTG abbreviation for ready to go; used in medical records. ) cranes. The SSPP cranes each have a capacity of 65 tonnes and an outreach of 55 metres, while the RTGs are capable of lifting one-over six container tiers and stacking containers in six rows. "The new acquisitions mark an important milestone for DP World Jeddah and fulfill our earlier commitment to deliver state-of-the art yard equipment to enhance the terminals efficiency and productivity," said Captain Faisal Al Qahtani, senior vice president and managing director, DP World Middle East. "With the new addition, we are proud to say that DP World Jeddah sets the pace for the modernisation of the Kingdom's gateway port," he added. DP World Jeddah had taken delivery of three new cranes in September. -- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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