Four STS cranes to be heightened in Oakland

A nine month project to heighten four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes has begun at Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) in the Port of Oakland.

The port authority is working in partnership with SSA Marine on the US$14m project to raise the 366-ft cranes by 27 ft.

John Driscoll, the port’s maritime director, said: “Vessels are getting bigger and bigger and we’re providing the infrastructure to keep them coming our way.”