DP World Antwerp Gateway has received three new quay cranes, aiming to expand and modernise the Beglian terminal.
The cranes, which can handle up to a width of 26 container rows on a ship, were constructed by the Chinese crane builder ZPMC and will join a network of 10 cranes at the DP World terminal on the eastern side of the Deurganck dock.
The new equipment is part of DP World’s US$220 million investment plan for the modernisation, greening and capacity expansion of the terminal, initiated in 2019 and supported by the European Commission.
Jef Lambregts, expansion project manager of DP World Antwerp Gateway, commented, “Since the start of our investment program in 2019, a new operational building and two automatic stacker crane modules have been delivered and become part of the improved operations at the terminal. In addition to the three new cranes, we will be commissioning three new automatic modules this year.”
In particular, the crane park can simultaneously handle the largest container ships in the world, which can transport up to 24,000 boxes.
“Next year, we plan to add two more quay cranes to take us to a total of 15 STS (ship-to-shore) cranes,” added Lambregts.
