Hutchison Ports Pakistan has received three new remote-controlled quay cranes to mark the beginning of the terminal’s second phase in Karachi. This development makes Pakistan the first country in the South Asia region to install semi-automated, cabin-less cranes. The new remote-controlled quay cranes will be able to lift a container weighing up to 65 tons under the spreader
Hutchison Ports, Pakistan’s first and only deep-water container port received the first installment of these high-tech cranes, under their agreement signed with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, China (ZPMC) recently, for the purchase of 8 new cabin-less remote-controlled quay cranes, and 24 remote-controlled rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGCs). This incoming high end equipment will be the first of its kind in the country.
Following the deployment of the new cranes, the terminal will have a total of 11 remote-controlled quay cranes which will significantly increase the overall efficiency of operations. The remaining 5 cranes will arrive at the port by 2021. Furthermore, the company also expects to receive 11 RTGCs by October this year while the remaining 13 will arrive by 2021.
