Port of Södertälje prepares for a further increase

The Port of Södertälje is pushing forward the purchase of a larger harbour mobile crane. The reason is the rapidly expanding growth of container customers. The new harbour mobile crane, the only one of its kind in Sweden, will further improve efficiency.

In the past year, the Port of Södertälje has increased its container growth by 50 per cent, one of the highest figures in Sweden. The increased pressure, particularly with regard to containers, paved the way for exchanging one of the existing cranes to a new larger harbour mobile crane. The new crane is a Gottwald HMK 6407 and weighs in at 420 tonnes. It has an 18 per cent greater acceleration and is 12 per cent faster. The crane has a much greater outreach than both the present cranes and it manages Panamax vessels.

“The Port of Södertälje can now manage more ships and more containers quicker than before. The crane is the largest of its type in Sweden so is a real investment for the future. The Port of Södertälje will now manage without further crane investments for many years to come,” says, Erik Froste, MD of the Port of Södertälje.

As the crane is a ready made product, transportation and installation will only take a few months and the crane will be ready for use by mid July. For environmental reasons, the crane will be electrically operated.

“The new, more powerful crane and the extension of jetty 13, which will be completed in May this year, will together greatly improve our entire container management,” says Erik Froste.

Source: Transportweekly