R2bn Durban container-terminal project back on track
A R2-billion development plan to establish Pier 1 as a high performance container terminal at the Durban harbour, in Kwazulu-Natal, was advancing.
South African Port Operations (Sapo) reported on Wednesday that, while Pier 1 terminal temporarily closed in December, work was accelerating.
The development was designed to create additional capacity to ultimately handle 720 000 twenty-foot-equivalent containers by the end of 2007.
When the terminal re-opens it would be in Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) mode to optimise efficiency and space utilization.
Pier 1 would start up with one berth, two ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes and six RTGs. By the end of August 2007, the terminal would have three berths, five STS cranes and 12 RTGs. An additional six RTGs and one STS crane would be delivered at the end of 2007.
Sapo reported that four RTGs had already been assembled and were currently being commissioned to ensure that they are operational by the May go live deadline.
South African Port Operations (Sapo) reported on Wednesday that, while Pier 1 terminal temporarily closed in December, work was accelerating.
The development was designed to create additional capacity to ultimately handle 720 000 twenty-foot-equivalent containers by the end of 2007.
When the terminal re-opens it would be in Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) mode to optimise efficiency and space utilization.
Pier 1 would start up with one berth, two ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes and six RTGs. By the end of August 2007, the terminal would have three berths, five STS cranes and 12 RTGs. An additional six RTGs and one STS crane would be delivered at the end of 2007.
Sapo reported that four RTGs had already been assembled and were currently being commissioned to ensure that they are operational by the May go live deadline.
