AD Ports Group said it has agreed to award Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) contracts worth over AED 420 million for supplying heavy-duty cranes for its project in Africa.
The Chinese company is to supply six ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and 17 hybrid rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to be deployed at its terminal projects in New East Mole Terminal in Pointe Noire – Congo, and Noatum Ports, Luanda Terminal in Angola.
These terminals come under AD Ports Group’s long-term concession agreements to develop and operate multi-purpose terminals in the two African countries.
The UAE port major has a 30-year concession agreement for developing the Pointe Noire Port terminal, involving an estimated $500 million investment, while it has a 20-year concession agreement to modernize and operate the Luanda Terminal in Angola, involving over $250 million investment.
Under the awarded contracts, the Pointe Noire, and Luanda terminals will each receive three Super Post-Panamax STS cranes, which are able to reach 21 container rows, a distance of 60 meters.
The Pointe Noire terminal will receive nine hybrid RTGs, while the Luanda terminal will receive eight hybrid RTGs.
The hybrid RTGs can save up to 60 per cent of diesel in comparison to the traditional diesel RTGs which are equivalent to one million litres per year and approximately 5,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
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