GCT Global Container Terminals has ordered 10 hybrid Konecranes rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes for its GCT Deltaport terminal and one battery-powered Konecranes RTG for its GCT Vanterm terminal.
The agreements were signed in the first quarter of 2025, and the 11 cranes will arrive at the Canadian terminals by the third quarter of 2026.
The new orders will expand GCT’s fleet of Konecranes RTGs to 43 units. The terminal operator’s earlier RTGs are equipped with Konecranes’ Diesel Fuel Saver...
Portonave, the first private box terminal in Brazil, located in the southern part of the country, has ordered 14 fully electric RTGs from Konecranes.
The order, which is the first deal between Konecranes and the Brazilian terminal, was booked in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the equipment will be delivered in mid-2026.
The road to zero tailpipe emissions operation in container handling, Ecolifting, will reach Portonave when these Konecranes RTGs get to work in 2026.
On an annual basis, the box...
Chile’s Iquique Terminal Internacional (ITI) has acquired a Gottwald ESP.10 mobile harbor crane, the largest in the Konecranes portfolio, to move containers on super-post Panamax (SPP) vessels.
This investment will allow ITI to efficiently operate the largest ships calling on the west coast of South America. The crane was shipped pre-assembled on the MN AAL Hamburg from the Dutch Port of Westdorpe and is expected to arrive in Iquique by the end of this week.
The new crane, which cost US$8...
https://container-news.com/iti-to-receive-largest-mobile-harbor-crane-in-chile/
Port Houston is adding to its large fleet of Konecranes RTG fleet with an order for 16 hybrid Konecranes RTGs. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of 2026. In addition, Konecranes Port Services will retrofit eight existing Konecranes RTGs currently operating at the port. The retrofits will be completed by fourth qharter 2025.
With these new orders, the port, which handles more container traffic than any other Gulf Coast port, will be operating a fleet of 163 Konecranes RTGs – including 73...
During its regular monthly meeting, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority awarded a contract to Konecranes Finland Corporation for the purchase of 16 hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes for Bayport Container Terminal.
These new RTG cranes will be Port Houston’s first “one-over-six” container stacking units, setting a new standard moving forward while continuing to expand the port’s hybrid fleet to 46 in total.
This move marks Port Houston’s second-largest purchase of cranes and...
https://container-news.com/port-houston-adds-new-hybrid-handling-equipment/
Copenhagen Malmö Port’s (CMP’s) new STS-cranes, which will be installed at the new container terminal in Ydre Nordhavn, have begun their journey to Denmark.
CMP is expected to start receiving the new Konecranes equipment by the end of this week. These large cranes will be shipped one at a time to the new container terminal in Ydre Nordhavn and are expected to arrive a few weeks apart.
“The cranes’ journey to Denmark takes about four days, followed by a few days at the quay for securing and...
https://container-news.com/copenhagen-malmo-port-to-receive-new-sts-cranes/
The Saguenay Port Authority in Quebec has placed an order for a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.6B Mobile Harbor Crane as part of a new cargo-handling system currently under development.
The order was confirmed in the first quarter of 2025, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of the same year.
Located on North America’s only navigable fjord, Port Saguenay offers year-round access to north-central Quebec for cargo ships. Its deepwater facilities can accommodate vessels of up to 100,000 tonnes....
Europea Servizi Terminalistici Srl (EST), a subsidiary of Italian Shipping & Logistics Agency Srl (ISLA), has placed an order for a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 hybrid mobile harbor crane to support operations at the rapidly expanding Port of Augusta in Sicily.
The order was confirmed in the first quarter of 2025, with delivery and commissioning scheduled for late summer.
“As we scale up operations in Augusta, we’re focused on immediate efficiency gains while preparing for a fully electric future....
https://container-news.com/est-orders-hybrid-mobile-harbor-crane-to-enhance-augusta-port-operations/
EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg has placed an order for 15 Hybrid Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers, booked at the end of 2024 and set for delivery by July 2026.
These next-generation carriers feature a modular design that simplifies power retrofits, enabling a seamless transition to battery-electric or hydrogen power and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Handling over 12 million TEUs annually across nine locations in Europe and Africa, EUROGATE has long trusted Konecranes, having deployed...
https://container-news.com/eurogate-orders-hybrid-port-equipment-from-konecranes/
Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) in the United States has ordered 15 Hybrid Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers.
The new straddle carriers will be assembled and commissioned between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
PNCT, located at New Jersey’s Port of Newark, has long counted on the performance and reliability of Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers. The terminal commissioned its 200th Konecranes Noell Straddle Carrier in mid-2023.
The new Hybrid Konecranes Noell...