PSA Halifax has ordered two additional Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) container gantry cranes for its Atlantic Hub terminal on Canada’s east coast, with their delivery expected in early 2023.
The STS cranes will be added to PSA Halifax’s main berth alongside five existing Super Post-Panamax units, anticipated to offer enhanced outreach, (24-wide) capable of spanning the largest vessels calling the North American east coast.
“The new cranes will ensure that our highly efficient low impact through-port container movements are matched at the waterfront by equipment capable of handling the behemoth vessels regularly calling at the Terminal,” said Jan Van Mossevelde, CEO of PSA Halifax.
Kevin Piper, president of the council of ILA Locals, has applauded PSA Halifax’s decision to purchase the new equipment. “We are very pleased to see the significant investments PSA Halifax continues to make in terminal superstructure and the effort that is being made to grow the business, both to the benefit of our members and of the broader community,” he said.
