Boom extension for Buenos Aires

TRP which is owned and managed by DP World is planning to receive larger container vessels to increase terminal capacity to 800,000 teu. As a result of the significant increase in vessel width, the two existing ZPMC quay cranes need to be adapted to extend reach capacity from 45 to 51 m.

The project was booked in Cargotec’s 2013 first quarter order intake and the Kalmar engineering team has already begun detailed engineering plans to achieve the commissioning of the two cranes before year end.

“Boom extension is one of Kalmar’s focus products and we are currently working with many similar inquiries globally, as result of the continuous increasing size of container vessels,” said Marcelo Massa, managing director of Kalmar Argentina.