The port of Ngqura last Friday took delivery of two R36-million rail-mounted cranes that will transfer containers between road vehicles and rail trucks in the harbour’s rail terminal. “Due to the immense size of the cranes and the fact that they are being delivered virtually assembled, it would have been physically impossible to land at the neighbouring Port Elizabeth harbour and deliver overland. With equipment of this nature, it can only be landed at the terminal at which it will be installed and used,” said business unit executive at Ngqura container terminal, Hector Danisa. The 720 ton and 3 2616 m3 consignment included two fully erect rail-mounted gantry cranes weighing 660 tons in total, as well as small assembly parts, tools, consumables and breakbulk cargo.
