TBA Group: Las Palmas brownfield container terminal can triple capacity without expansion

Tripling quay capacity at Operaciones Portuarias Canarias S.A. (OPCSA) terminal can be easily achieved without the need for investment in quay expansion or dredging the existing facility, a study by TBA Group has found.

Currently, the terminal handles approximately 800,000 teu but the port software simulation specialist found that this could be increased by at least three times through the installation of additional quay cranes.

Zack Lu, project manager at TBA Group, said: “For a brownfield terminal it can be a daunting exercise to forecast the future volume or capacity limits.