Abu Dhabi Terminals Receives 5 New Ship-To-Shore Cranes, Part of Expansion Plan to Double Capacity

As part of its ongoing expansion efforts, Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), today announced the delivery of its latest batch of Ship to Shore (STS) cranes. Abu Dhabi Terminals is the Management Company and operator of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), the region’s first semi-automated terminal and one of the most technically advanced.

The five new cranes each with a 73 metre reach, 52 metre height and a lifting capacity of 90 tonnes are integral to ambitious plans that aim to increase capacity at KPCT to 5 million TEU (twenty foot-equivalent units) by the end of 2020.

The STS cranes are among the largest in the world and will play a key role in ADT’s technologically advanced operational ecosystem at…


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