DP WorldDP World has taken delivery of 15 additional new cranes at its Jeddah facility, located within the South Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port.
Last month, DP World Jeddah took delivery of three new cranes.
The commissioning of the new equipment has started and will be completed in a month's time, when all machinery will be fully operational. With the addition of the latest 15 cranes, the company aims to increase productivity and assure the highest operating standards at DP World Jeddah, which sits alongside of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company of China, the mega-lifters include three Super-Super Post Panamax cranes and 12 Rubber Tyred Gantry 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 fulfil 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 WorldDP World Middle East Region.
Last month, DP World Jeddah took delivery of three new cranes.
The commissioning of the new equipment has started and will be completed in a month's time, when all machinery will be fully operational. With the addition of the latest 15 cranes, the company aims to increase productivity and assure the highest operating standards at DP World Jeddah, which sits alongside of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company of China, the mega-lifters include three Super-Super Post Panamax cranes and 12 Rubber Tyred Gantry 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 fulfil 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 WorldDP World Middle East Region.