APM Terminals has received four new quay cranes at its Maasvlakte II terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, part of the second batch of equipment manufactured by Chinese company ZPMC for the expansion project at the facility. The units arrived on October 12 aboard the heavy-lift vessel Zhen Hua 27 and will undergo various tests and commissioning work before being brought into port operations.
According to the terminal, the shipment comprises three Super Quay Cranes (SQC), designed to handle containers on large ships, and one Barge Feeder Crane (BFC), designed to serve feeder vessels and barges. The equipment is part of the contract awarded to ZPMC to supply twelve new cranes for the expansion of Maasvlakte II, eight of which have already been transported to Rotterdam.
The arrival of these units completes the sea voyage of the second shipment, which departed from ZPMC’s facilities on Changxing Island, China, on August 1. As El Estrecho Digital reported on September 8, the four cranes were transported after various technical checks related to their mechanical, electrical, and automation systems had been completed.
During preparations for loading, CES teams worked together with APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, ZPMC, and ABB to check the components and interfaces required for integration into the terminal’s automated operations. The work included inspections of camera systems, electrical connections, and various parts of the cranes’ mechanisms.
