Pakistan gets its first ever remote-controlled quay cranes at Hutchison Ports Karachi and becomes the first ever country in the South Asia region to set up semi-automated, cabin-less cranes.
Pakistan inked an agreement with Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, China (ZPMC) allied with the assest of 8 new cabin-less remote-controlled quay cranes, and 24 remote-controlled rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGCs).
The new remote-controlled quay cranes will be able to lift a container weighing up to 65 tons under the spreader, ensuring safe and smooth operations.
Captain Syed Rashid Jamil, General Manager & Head of Business Unit, Hutchison Ports Pakistan said that “This is a historic day for Hutchison Ports Pakistan. With the advent of three new cranes, we have affirmed our commitment to Pakistan’s trade and economy and we shall continue doing so in the future.”
“The addition of these cranes will significantly increase our container-handling capacity as well as our overall efficiency. We will be able to further enhance the speed of our operations, directly and indirectly benefiting our customers immensely,” he added.
The deployment of the new cranes is wonted to be completed in four days. The terminal will have a total of 11 remote-controlled quay cranes which will significantly hike the overall ability of operations.
The remaining 5 cranes will arrive at the port by 2021. Furthermore, the company expects to receive 11 RTGCs by October this year while the remaining 13 will arrive by 2021.