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DP World's international container transhipment terminal receives four Post Panamax ship-to-shore cranes
Dubai, July 22, 2010 (WAM)- The countdown to the opening of India's first dedicated transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam, Cochin has begun with the arrival of four state-of-the-art giant gantry cranes.
The Post Panamax quay cranes will service customers at the new terminal's 600 metre quay and 40 hectares of yard. The ZPMC barge m.v ZHENHUA is now at berth and over the next four days the cranes will be offloaded, and the commissioning process will begin.
Anil Singh, Senior Vice President'&' Managing Director of DP World, Subcontinent said: "This is an important milestone in the development of our new terminal at Vallarpadam, Cochin, which we plan to officially open this year. The International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) will extend the services we offer our customers, helping them to improve efficiency and reduce their supply chain costs."
The ship-to-shore cranes being commissioned at ICTT have the capacity to handle 65 tonnes under the spreader. The boom has an outreach of 56 metres enabling it to serve the largest vessels, carrying 22 containers across the deck, comparable with any modern container terminal the world over. Fitted with numerous safety devices and sensors, the cranes ensure high productivity and safe working conditions.
The four twin-lift quay cranes will be complemented by the 15 rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) ready for operation at ICTT.
ICTT is India's first transhipment terminal, and has the solid support of its partnersDP World, and the Cochin Port Trust. Progress at ICTT has quickened over the last two months. In May, the project completed two significant milestones - the completion of all 11 bridges on the new highway connectivity, and the arrival of ICTT's 11 latest technology eco-friendly RTG's that are going to service the terminal's 1 million TEU capacity (Phase 1A). Capital dredging work is due to be completed this month, equipping the terminal with a 14.5 metre draft, giving Cochin the ability to handle some of the largest vessels afloat today. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
The Post Panamax quay cranes will service customers at the new terminal's 600 metre quay and 40 hectares of yard. The ZPMC barge m.v ZHENHUA is now at berth and over the next four days the cranes will be offloaded, and the commissioning process will begin.
Anil Singh, Senior Vice President'&' Managing Director of DP World, Subcontinent said: "This is an important milestone in the development of our new terminal at Vallarpadam, Cochin, which we plan to officially open this year. The International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) will extend the services we offer our customers, helping them to improve efficiency and reduce their supply chain costs."
The ship-to-shore cranes being commissioned at ICTT have the capacity to handle 65 tonnes under the spreader. The boom has an outreach of 56 metres enabling it to serve the largest vessels, carrying 22 containers across the deck, comparable with any modern container terminal the world over. Fitted with numerous safety devices and sensors, the cranes ensure high productivity and safe working conditions.
The four twin-lift quay cranes will be complemented by the 15 rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) ready for operation at ICTT.
ICTT is India's first transhipment terminal, and has the solid support of its partnersDP World, and the Cochin Port Trust. Progress at ICTT has quickened over the last two months. In May, the project completed two significant milestones - the completion of all 11 bridges on the new highway connectivity, and the arrival of ICTT's 11 latest technology eco-friendly RTG's that are going to service the terminal's 1 million TEU capacity (Phase 1A). Capital dredging work is due to be completed this month, equipping the terminal with a 14.5 metre draft, giving Cochin the ability to handle some of the largest vessels afloat today. – Emirates News Agency, WAM
