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APM Terminals Tangier concludes the work of increase of the height of four cranes of dock
They could be used in order to serve portacontainer of the ability to beyond 20.000 teu
October 24, 2018
APM Terminals Tangier, the consortium participated to 90% from terminalista society APM Terminals of shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk and to 10% from the Moroccan group AKWA that manages the container terminal n. 1 (TC1) of the Moroccan port of Tanger Med, has announced to have carried to term the work of increase of the height of four cranes of dock that has had a duration of 11 months.
With nine meters of height in more, the maximum height of raising under the spreader of the four ship-to-Shore means is time of 50 meters and is profitable possible for the cranes to enliven boarded cargos on the portacontainer of class "Triple" of the company of navigation Maersk Line of the Danish group, ships that are long 399 meters and high 75,7 meters and that they have a transport ability pairs to beyond 18.000 teu for the units of the first generation of the class and abilities to beyond 20.000 teu for those pertaining to the second generation.
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