Tincan Island Container Terminal Limited (TICT) has ordered two eco-efficient Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 mobile harbour cranes for their operations in the Nigerian port of Lagos, to support its container traffic development.
The cranes, which constitute the first order of a Generation 6 crane for Africa, will be a complement to the fleet of model 4, model 6 and model 7 Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes already on site.
“With a total of twelve Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes in their fleet, as well as RTGs and reach stackers from Konecranes, TICT will have the terminal capacity and flexibility to handle containers from almost any kind of vessel,” stated Andreas Czwalinna, regional sales manager for Konecranes Port Solutions.
Booked at the end of 2021, the port equipment is estimated to arrive in June 2022 at TICT, which is a consortium made up of Bolloré Ports and a Chinese partnership formed by China Merchants Holding International (CMHI) and China Africa Development Fund (CADF).
The cranes have a working radius of 54 metres and a capacity of 150 tonnes, according to the port equipment manufacturer. They also dispose of a customised propping base adapted to local conditions, as well as a tower extension to reach higher container stacks and a better view of the vessel “for improved precision and safety.”
“The cranes will provide improved handling capacity to meet the demands of the steadily growing business,” said Etienne Rocher, managing director of TICT.
