South Carolina Ports’ Leatherman Terminal receives 15 hybrid cranes

South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has welcomed 15 hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, which will begin handling vessels in March at the Port of Charleston.

The 15 hybrid units arrived in North Charleston on the Zhen Hua 15, marking the most RTGs loaded by ZPMC onto one vessel bound for the US.

The cranes join four RTGs that arrived in November, and an additional six RTGs will arrive early next year – making a total of 25 hybrid RTGs that will service the Leatherman Terminal container yard.