Port Has a Busy Christmas with New Cranes and an Updated Labour Agreement
Giant Units Imported to Enable Handling of Biggest Container Carriers
US – It seems Christmas was a busy time for some, certainly at the Port of Oakland which has been buzzing as the vessel carrying three eagerly awaited new Chinese built cranes from ZPMC manoeuvred in from Drakes Bay off the coast of Northern California into the waters off the port, booms lowered to enable passage under the Golden Gate Bridge.
The cranes will remain offshore until the port is ready to receive them in a few days. These will be the tallest ever dock cranes at Oakland, and rank among the largest in the US. Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) is investing around $30 million in the three giant cranes for its Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT). SSA Containers President Edward DeNike commented:
Port of Oakland to Receive Three Giant New Container Cranes As Tall As 40-Story Buildings
Three giant new container cranes, among the largest ever installed at a U.S. port, are on their way across the ocean from China, and they are set make the Port of Oakland home by late December.
The 300-foot-tall cranes, which rise to 400 feet when their booms are raised to their highest position, were manufactured by Shanghai-based ZPMC and are arriving in the Bay soon via a specially designed ship, as KPIX reports. They will be installed at the Oakland International Container Terminal, and they re being paid for by Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) to the tune of $30 million.