Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd has received four new ship-to-shore quay cranes and eight new rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGCs), The Hindu Business Line reports.
The private container terminal inside the Chennai port is owned and managed by PSA International, Singapore.
The four post-Panamax quay cranes are capable of lifting two 20-foot containers per move. All the new cranes will undergo commissioning tests and will be progressively deployed for operations from May 2012, says a company press release.
Mr V. Sivarajan, Managing Director of PSA India, said that the terminal will now have a total of seven quay cranes and 18 RTGCs. This would more than double its existing terminal handling capacity.
The private container terminal inside the Chennai port is owned and managed by PSA International, Singapore.
The four post-Panamax quay cranes are capable of lifting two 20-foot containers per move. All the new cranes will undergo commissioning tests and will be progressively deployed for operations from May 2012, says a company press release.
Mr V. Sivarajan, Managing Director of PSA India, said that the terminal will now have a total of seven quay cranes and 18 RTGCs. This would more than double its existing terminal handling capacity.