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New Cranes Set Sail for Port Houston
Three new Super Post-Panamax cranes departed Shanghai, China July 23 bound for Port Houston’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal aboard the heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 13.
The 405-foot tall cranes will travel with booms fully raised during the two-and-a-half-month journey Once they reach their destination, they are slated to replace three older cranes at Barbours Cut.
These cranes are just a part of a $700 million modernization program under way at Barbours Cut to increase cargo-handling efficiency and capacity. Oher improvements (including wharf and container yard reconfiguration measures) are expected to increase terminal capacity from 1.2 million to 2 million TEUS, adding to the 14 ship-to-shore wharf cranes and 44 rubber-tired gantry cranes currently operating there.
The port anticipates steady growth in coming years due to increased production and export of plastic resins resulting from several plant expansions along the Houston Ship Channel coming on line.
Barbours Cut, the first container terminal to serve the Gulf, celebrates its 40th year of operations this year. Port Houston also owns and operates the Bayport Container Terminal. Both facilities can serve 45-foot draft vessels, and together are responsible for nearly 70 percent of the container cargo business along the Gulf Coast, and 95 percent of the container activity in Texas.
The $33 million purchase of Port Houston’s newest Super Post-Panamax cranes was approved by the Port Commission in 2015. They are expected to arrive in Houston on or around October 7.
Monitor the cranes’ journey to Port Houston at https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-12.0/centery:25.0/zoom:4.
Three new Super Post-Panamax cranes departed Shanghai, China July 23 bound for Port Houston’s Barbours Cut Container Terminal aboard the heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 13.
The 405-foot tall cranes will travel with booms fully raised during the two-and-a-half-month journey Once they reach their destination, they are slated to replace three older cranes at Barbours Cut.
These cranes are just a part of a $700 million modernization program under way at Barbours Cut to increase cargo-handling efficiency and capacity. Oher improvements (including wharf and container yard reconfiguration measures) are expected to increase terminal capacity from 1.2 million to 2 million TEUS, adding to the 14 ship-to-shore wharf cranes and 44 rubber-tired gantry cranes currently operating there.
The port anticipates steady growth in coming years due to increased production and export of plastic resins resulting from several plant expansions along the Houston Ship Channel coming on line.
Barbours Cut, the first container terminal to serve the Gulf, celebrates its 40th year of operations this year. Port Houston also owns and operates the Bayport Container Terminal. Both facilities can serve 45-foot draft vessels, and together are responsible for nearly 70 percent of the container cargo business along the Gulf Coast, and 95 percent of the container activity in Texas.
The $33 million purchase of Port Houston’s newest Super Post-Panamax cranes was approved by the Port Commission in 2015. They are expected to arrive in Houston on or around October 7.
Monitor the cranes’ journey to Port Houston at https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-12.0/centery:25.0/zoom:4.
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