Mobile crane set for December delivery

Bulk and breakbulk terminals have had no choice but to branch out into other avenues of business as the world has continued to embrace the container. According to Peter Fortune, key account manager for the Agri Roro terminal at the Port of Cape Town, bulk and breakbulk volumes have continued to decline over the past few years. “To ensure that our terminal remains viable, it has become essential for us to increase our service offering to container shipping lines, as bulk and breakbulk cargo volumes can become erratic, due to the ever-changing agricultural hinterland that we serve. A lot more cargo is being packed in containers rather than being shipped in bulk or breakbulk,” he said. While the terminal requires that all bulk and breakbulk vessels be fully geared, it has acquired a new mobile crane, set to be delivered in December this year. This will replace an existing older crane, and will serve its container side of the business. CAPTION Peter Fortune … ‘Essential for us to increase our container service offering.’