Tampa Port Authority has approved US$21.5 million to be spent on the construction of two new gantry cranes in an effort to expand the port's cargo container.
The contract for the construction of the cranes has been awarded to ZPMC (Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries), the largest heavy-duty equipment manufacturer in the world.
Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson said: "When we have met with the global ocean carriers they are telling us 'we need you to have bigger cranes for us.'”
The Florida Legislature has already pledged Tampa US$12 million to aid the project, and the port will reportedly meet the remainder of the bill after taking a loan from the state's infrastructure bank, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
During the current fiscal year, the port has handled 34,379 containers – an 11% increase so far over last year. However, when that figure is compared with the nearby Port of Miami which handles more than 900,000 containers annually, there is ample reason for expansion.
The current cranes at Tampa have a 33.5m-reach over a cargo ship, with the prospective cranes to extend to around 49m.
After construction and implementation, the cranes are scheduled to be operative by 2016, meaning Port Tampa Bay will have a total of five cranes.
Tampa Port Authority has approved US$21.5 million to be spent on the construction of two new gantry cranes in an effort to expand the port's cargo container.
The contract for the construction of the cranes has been awarded to ZPMC (Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries), the largest heavy-duty equipment manufacturer in the world.
Port Tampa Bay CEO Paul Anderson said: "When we have met with the global ocean carriers they are telling us 'we need you to have bigger cranes for us.'”
The Florida Legislature has already pledged Tampa US$12 million to aid the project, and the port will reportedly meet the remainder of the bill after taking a loan from the state's infrastructure bank, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
During the current fiscal year, the port has handled 34,379 containers – an 11% increase so far over last year. However, when that figure is compared with the nearby Port of Miami which handles more than 900,000 containers annually, there is ample reason for expansion.
The current cranes at Tampa have a 33.5m-reach over a cargo ship, with the prospective cranes to extend to around 49m.
After construction and implementation, the cranes are scheduled to be operative by 2016, meaning Port Tampa Bay will have a total of five cranes.
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