NEWS | JUNE 2021
KONECRANES LANDS BIG SHIP/BIG BERTH PROJECT K
onecranes is set to deliver six of its largest ever STS cranes to Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) for an order for the Port
of Savannah in the US. GPA serves the world’s largest container
vessels including the HMM Algeciras class and Maersk’s Triple-E class, which have capacities of 24,000 TEU or more – meaning they can carry 24,000 containers either 20 or 40 feet in size. The company has ordered 20
Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes and eight Konecranes Ship-to- Shore (STS) cranes in total, with six of the STS cranes being the largest ever made delivered in two batches; the first in June 2023 and the second in October 2023. The diesel-electric RTG cranes will be delivered in four batches of five cranes between 2021-2022. “The GPA is always preparing for the
next evolution of global trade. The new high-performance and long-lasting STS cranes on order are part of the Big Ship/ Big Berth program. Six of the new cranes will be very large, enabling us to serve the New-Panamax container ships, which will reach us thanks to the dredging of the final portion of Savannah’s shipping channel, which will be done by late 2021,”
said Griff Lynch, executive director, GPA. When the Konecranes STS cranes
enter service, Konecranes will have delivered 45 STS cranes to the GPA, Port of Savannah, since 1990. The GPA also operates a large fleet of Konecranes RTG cranes; when the latest 20 RTGs are delivered and in service the GPA will operate a fleet of 201 Konecranes RTGs. “Konecranes has been working with the GPA since the early 1990s.
We have always worked closely with them to improve efficiency and stay ahead of industry trends, and today’s announcement marks the latest step in that relationship. Six of the new STS cranes will be the largest that Konecranes will have ever made, and the new RTGs will help the GPA reach their growth and performance targets,” said Mika Mahlberg, executive VP, Konecranes Port Solutions. ●
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