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Favelle
Favco Cranes (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
has supplied six units of rubber-tyred
gantry cranes for the Port of
Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). The RM23.2
million worth of land site
container handling equipment is
being erected at PTP's container
yard and is expected to be ready
for commercial operation by end
August 2001.
The system utilizing Siemens drive
systems can stack containers 1
over 5 high and 7 containers
across. The new fleet will
complement the existing 36 units
in the yard and bring the total
fleet to 42 units.
"The
6 RTGs are part of our Phase One
procurement plans. The delivery of
these RTGs is timely and will
ensure PTP's ability to cater
towards existing and future
customers," said the chief
executive officer of PTP, Mohd
Sidik Shaik Osman.
With this addition, PTP now has a
fleet of 14 Super Post-Panamax
quay cranes & 2 mobile harbour
cranes, 42 units of RTGs and a
full complement of prime movers,
trailers and other ancillary
equipment.
Full
Phase One procurement plans
include an additional 10 quay
cranes and 30 additional RTGs
giving PTP an estimated total
handling capacity of 4.5 million
TEUs annually by year 2002.
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