At 11 p.m. on the night of Monday 4 May, 2 brand-new container gantry cranes got to the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB). With its total amount of 5 brand-new container gantry cranes– the initial 3 of the very same kind were supplied at the start of November 2019– HHLA offers an added mega-ship berth for the Port of Hamburg at Burchardkai.
The 2 advanced container gantry cranes got to their short-term berth at Athabaskakai aboard the“Zhen Hua 26” Preparations for the complicated discharging procedure will certainly happen there prior to the unique ship changes to their last area at berth 6 in the Waltershofer Hafen.
The brand-new container gantry cranes will certainly give HHLA with extra capabilities for dealing with ultra big container vessels with a transportation ability of 24,000 typical containers (TEU) as well as extra. In the last couple of years, the variety of telephone calls by ultra big container vessels in Hamburg has actually significantly raised.
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“With the new container gantry cranes, we will ensure that our customers continue to receive the high quality of handling they’re accustomed to in the future. We are thus making an important contribution to the supply of both the population and the companies with goods and commodities. At the same time, the competitiveness and attractiveness of the Port of Hamburg will be strengthened in conjunction with the fairway adjustment of the river Elbe,” claims HHLA Executive Board participant Jens Hansen.
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The presently biggest container gantry cranes at the Port of Hamburg can suit ships with a size of 24 containers side-by-side. The jibs of the brand-new cranes are almost 80 metres long as well as can get to throughout 26 rows of containers. The brand-new gantry cranes made by ZPMC will certainly change smaller sized systems at CTB. Including the new kid on the blocks, greater than 30 container gantry cranes remain in usage at HHLAContainer Terminal Burchardkai 18 of these are mega-ship cranes.
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Burchardkai is both the earliest as well as the biggest container dealing with center at the Port ofHamburg The initially container ship in Hamburg was dealt with right here in 1968. It had an ability of simply 1,200 TEU. Today, the largest container ships on the planet are dealt with atBurchardkai After the 5 brand-new container gantry cranes have actually begun procedure, the variety of mega-ship berths at CTB will certainly raise from a couple of. HHLA likewise has an additional mega-ship berth in the Port of Hamburg at Container Terminal Tollerort.
Facts as well as numbers
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| Total elevation, jib reduced | 89 metres |
| Total elevation, jib elevated | 138 metres |
| Weight | 2,480 tonnes per bridge |
| Jib | Total size of 80 metres |
| Span/ vessel size | 26 container rows side-by-side |
| Tandem procedure | 2 x 40-foot containers or 4 x 20-foot containers |
| Maximum haul | 110 tonnes |
| Total size of rope | 3,160 metres per bridge |
| Lifting elevation | 49.5 metres |
| Height of bridge cabin/ job terminal of bridge driver | 52 metres |
Reference: hhla.de
