UAE: PD Ports has ordered three new rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs) for Teesport as part of its £60m (US$94m) investment in the port over the past five years.
The UK company bought the specialist cranes for the port in the North of the UK from Irish equipment manufacturer Liebherr Container Cranes.
David Robinson, PD Ports’ Group CEO, said that the “new cranes signify the next step in the Port’s development.”
The specialist cranes’ order follows the completion of the £22m (US$34m) investment project, which included the reconstruction of 305 m of the quay, at Teesport in June this year.
Liebherr Container Cranes’ managing director, Pat O’Leary, said: “The combination of productivity technologies and numerous safety systems which are features of these RTGs will allow for increased box handling capacity and continued safety for personnel and equipment at Teesport.”
Teesport handled 420,000 teu in 2014, making it the second largest container port in the North of England. The port experienced a rise in container volumes of 13% year-on-year since 2007.
