APM Terminals Gijón celebrates commissioning of Post-Panamax crane

Together with customers and authorities, APM Terminals Gijón celebrated the commissioning of a Post-Panamax  QC903 crane today. The ship-to-shore crane arrived from Valencia port at the end of January and will enhance the terminal's capacities and competitiveness for importers and exporters in the Asturias region and beyond.

The crane has a capacity for 40 tons of nominal load, 33 metres of height under spreader (eight more than the crane it replaces) and a 16-rows outreach (three more than the crane it replaces). These dimensions have already proven suitable for larger vessels at the Osa quay.

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Celebration for the commissioning of crane 903

Arrival of new crane at APM Terminals Gijon

At an event attended by the president of the Port Authority, Laureano Lourido, APM Terminals Spanish Gateways Chief Commercial Officer, María García, highlighted the 2.5-million-euro investment in the crane, saying, "This is part of a series of improvements to the operational, energy and safety capabilities of our facilities in the port of Gijón, and major step forward in the service we provide to our customers."