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Increased the height of three cranes of terminal BEST of Barcelona in order to serve the mega one portacontainer
It is elevated by 42 to 47 meters
January 23, 2018
The terminalista society Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) of the Hutchison Ports group that manages the container terminal to the Prat pier of the port of Barcelona has increased the height of three of own eleven cranes of dock with the scope to serve the portacontainer of greater present ability on the market that is able to transport beyond 18.000 teu. The height under the spreader of three means of ship-to-Shore raising is elevated by 42 to 47 meters.
"BEST - it has emphasized the managing director of the Spanish terminalista society, Guillermo Belcastro - has structures in order to operate ships of any dimension being unquestionably the favorite terminal from mega the ships. Last year - Belcastro has explained - BEST has received 139 ships of beyond 13.000 teu. The fact to have of 11 cranes and to have increased the height of three of these offers to greater flexibility and ability to us in order to serve this type of great ships. With this new investment, BEST has strengthened own strategic position as more efficient terminal of the Mediterranean having offered a sustainable productivity for crane of beyond 40 handlings to the hour, that it assures remarkable savings to our customers".
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The terminalista society Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST) of the Hutchison Ports group that manages the container terminal to the Prat pier of the port of Barcelona has increased the height of three of own eleven cranes of dock with the scope to serve the portacontainer of greater present ability on the market that is able to transport beyond 18.000 teu. The height under the spreader of three means of ship-to-Shore raising is elevated by 42 to 47 meters.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
