First STS cranes for the new T2 berth arrive to DCT Gdańsk
On May the 2nd 2016 the vessel with first STS cranes destined for T2 operations moored at the newly built second berth of DCT Gdańsk terminal. This arrival heralds the forthcoming finalization of one of the largest investment project in Pomeranian history.
The second berth of deepwater container terminal will be equipped with five most modern STS cranes with the outreach of 25 rows of containers and will be able to handle the largest container vessels in the world. Cranes arrived dismantled by sea. Currently, the elements of two cranes are being unloaded from the ship, the third crane is expected in DCT May the 12th 2016, and another two in August this year.
– The current level of progress is approx. 65% of the total investment. The next step will be the erection of delivered cranes and positioning them on the crane rails – says Michał Biernacki, T2 project manager. The completion of T2 infrastructure construction work is planned for the second half of 2016.