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New cranes lift Savannah prospects

[ August 25, 2023   //   Chris Lewis ]

The Port of Savannah received four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes on 24 August bringing its fleet at Garden City Terminal to 34 machines  and allowing four older cranes to be retired.

Georgia Ports Authority president and chief executive, Griff Lynch,

  Said the new cranes would help deliver faster turn times to ocean carriers, including the largest vessels calling on the U.S. East Coast. “No other terminal in the nation can bring more cranes to bear, or match the efficiency, productivity and global connectivity of the Port of Savannah,” he said.

Designed by Konecranes of Finland, the all-electric cranes arrived on the vessel BigLift Barentsz.

Two of the cranes will be 295 feet tall and two will be 306 feet tall at the highest point when fully assembled. The reach of the cranes will be 22 and 24 containers wide, respectively.

GPA received a previous batch of four cranes in February to work the recently renovated Berth 1.

The new equipment is part of GPA’s $1.9 billion infrastructure improvement plan to keep pace with future supply chain needs.

Tags: Georgia Ports Authority; Port of Savannah