DP World, the Dubai based marine terminal operator, announced on Thursday that it had signed agreements with local and international companies for the supply of Ship-to-Shore quay cranes and rail-mounted gantry cranes for its flagship development, Jebel Ali Port.
The company will take possession of 19 quay cranes and 50 gantry cranes, a statement said. These pieces of equipment will operate in DP World’s four million TEU capacity, Terminal 3 development inside the port, a Gulf News report said.
The Dubai based newspaper added that the new container terminal would be 1,860m long, with a depth of 17m.
This enables the port to be able to handle multiple next generation container liners simultaneously, and a 70 hectare yard as well.
Once completed in 2014, the Jebel Ali Port will have a total capacity of 19 million TEU.