New Zero-Emission Co ̂te d’Ivoire Terminal Receives First Port Equipment
Co ̂te d’Ivoire Terminal has actually taken shipment of 6 electrical fleet gantry cranes and also 14 electrical incurable tractors. Following the shipment of 6 electrical gantry cranes beginning this summertime, the terminal gets on track to be functional in November this year. The brand-new Co ̂te d’Ivoire Terminal will certainly be the 2nd container terminal at the Port of Abidjan, developed and also run by a Bollore ́ Ports and also APM Terminals consortium.
The 30-metre-high fleet gantry cranes showed up on a semi-submersible vessel specifically created to bring gantry cranes. They will certainly be utilized for the loading, dumping and also storage space of containers in the container backyard. Supplied by ZPMC, the brand-new gantries are geared up with the most up to date modern technologies, consisting of a modern control system, and also a new-generation power supply system that considerably decreases carbon dioxide exhausts and also power intake.
The 14 tractors to come to the incurable in April were the very first of 36 APM 75T HE 100% electrical tractors, 24 Powerpacks and also 6 billing terminals provided by GAUSSIN.

Commenting on the zero-emission qualifications of the brand-new incurable, Koen De Backker, Managing Director of Co ̂te d’Ivoire Terminal stated: “On completion, all 6 gantry cranes, 13 fleet gantries and 36 tractors will be fully electric. This is part of the eco-responsible approach implemented for this project. In addition to buildings that meet the highest environmental standards, the equipment at the terminal conforms with standards outlined in the Green Terminal environmental labelling process created by Bolloré Ports and validated by Bureau Veritas.”
The shipment of this devices is a significant action in the building and construction of this introducing zero-emission terminal, which intends to boost logistics solutions in Co ̂te d’Ivoire and also the nations of the sub-region. Thanks to a general financial investment of 262 billion CFA francs (approx. 400m Euro) the 2nd terminal at the port of Abidjan will certainly raise capability in the port by 1.5 million containers each year.
With a location of 37.5 hectares, this brand-new container terminal will certainly be geared up to suit vessels with drafts of as much as 16 metres along its 1,100 metres of quays. It will certainly produce 450 straight tasks, and also hundreds of indirect tasks. It will certainly add to abilities growth and also to training for Ivorian youngsters in port procedures and also dealing with next-generation devices.
Reference: apmterminals.com