Twelve rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes manufactured by China’s ZPMC are en route to the APM Terminals’ container terminal in Salalah Port in Oman. According to ZPMC, the RTG cranes are equipped with ZPMC’s self-developed lithium battery power systems. As WorldCargo News understands, the RTGs have an SWL of 41 tonnes, a lifting height of 1 over 6 and a span of 6+1.

The delivery is part of a substantial US$300 million upgrade and expansion project at the terminal, managed by Maersk’s APM Terminals under a 30-year concession agreement with the Omani government. The investment includes 10 STS cranes, 12 electric RTGs, two reach stackers, three electric empty container handlers, and 30 trucks and trailers. Once completed in the first quarter of 2025, the terminal’s annual capacity will increase from 5 million to 6 million TEU.

The new STS cranes, which were delivered in phases throughout early 2024, feature a 75-metre outreach and a lifting height of 58 metres above the rail. At the end of May, ZPMC dispatched the final batch of four STS cranes to Salalah Port. With these additions, Salalah Port’s STS crane count has risen to 27, as the new units replace older, smaller cranes.

Twelve rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes manufactured by China’s ZPMC are en route to the APM Terminals’ container terminal in Salalah Port in Oman. According to ZPMC, the RTG cranes are equipped with ZPMC’s self-developed lithium battery power systems. As WorldCargo News understands, the RTGs have an SWL of 41 tonnes, a lifting height of 1 over 6 and a span of 6+1.

The delivery is part of a substantial US$300 million upgrade and expansion project at the terminal, managed by Maersk’s APM Terminals under a 30-year concession agreement with the Omani government. The investment includes 10 STS cranes, 12 electric RTGs, two reach stackers, three electric empty container handlers, and 30 trucks and trailers. Once completed in the first quarter of 2025, the terminal’s annual capacity will increase from 5 million to 6 million TEU.

The new STS cranes, which were delivered in phases throughout early 2024, feature a 75-metre outreach and a lifting height of 58 metres above the rail. At the end of May, ZPMC dispatched the final batch of four STS cranes to Salalah Port. With these additions, Salalah Port’s STS crane count has risen to 27, as the new units replace older, smaller cranes.