WATCH: Three of the World’s Largest Cranes Arrive in Mexico
Three of the world’s largest ship-to-shore cranes have arrived onboard the heavy elevate ship ZHEN HUA 26 at APM Terminals Lázaro Cárdenas (TEC2) positioned alongside the Pacific coast in Mexico.
The 1.2 million annual TEU capability, semi-automated deep-water facility is now within the remaining levels of development and might be Mexico’s second-largest container port when it begins operations in 2016.
APM Terminals signed a 32-year concession for the design, development and operation of the Lazaro Cardenas TEC2 facility, representing an total funding of US $900 million. Phase I’ll embrace a complete of seven super-post-Panamax STS cranes with a 24-container row attain, together with 750 meters of quay, in a position to accommodate the biggest container vessels, a fully-automated gate in addition to an on-dock intermodal rail facility, the biggest of its variety in any Latin American port.
“Lázaro Cárdenas TEC2 will be the most technologically advanced container terminal in Latin America, and we are very proud to be a part of Mexico’s ongoing growth as a major world trading partner and global logistics hub” stated APM Terminals Mexico’s Managing Director J.D. Nielsen.
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