This month, APM Terminals Gijón successfully managed the arrival of the largest container ship ever to visit the Port of El Musel on Spain’s northern coast.
MSC Katyayni, measuring 275 meters in length and 40 meters in width, docked at the terminal for a total of 33 hours, during which 740 containers were loaded and unloaded.
Enhancements made to the terminal to accommodate larger vessels will boost competitiveness for importers and exporters in northern Spain. Moreover, the introduction of a Post-Panamax QC903 ship-to-shore crane last year, coupled with improvements in operational capabilities stemming from the adoption of lean working methodologies by APM Terminals globally, has enabled the terminal to manage the surge of larger ships efficiently.
The new crane boasts a nominal load capacity of 40 tons, a height under spreader of 33 meters (eight meters more than the crane it replaced), and a 16-rows outreach (three rows more than its predecessor). For vessels exceeding 250 meters, the terminal offers a maximum draft of 10.2 meters.
