Baltic Hub: New STS cranes ready for work

At the end of October 2024, four state-of-the-art STS (Ship-to-Shore) quay cranes, which are 96 metres high (140 metres with the jib raised) and weigh almost 2,000 tonnes each, arrived at the Baltic Hub in Gdansk. The fully assembled cranes arrived in Poland from China and were installed on the quay of Terminal T3 in the following weeks.

The delivery of the cranes marked another milestone in the T3 project, as these are the first of seven STS cranes that will increase the Baltic Hub’s handling capacity by 1.5 million TEU once the terminal is operational.

The four STS cranes, have successfully passed all stages of preparation, including technical acceptance and certification. They have also passed efficiency tests and, as Baltic Hub representatives have announced, are now fully operational. ‘This is another milestone on the way to making the new terminal fully operational,’ – they stressed.

As the company’s representatives added, future operators are currently undergoing training in the operation of the STS cranes.

A further three STS cranes are expected to be delivered in mid-March.

The planned completion date for the T3 terminal is the end of September 2025. The terminal covers an area of more than 36 hectares and its 717-metre-long and 17.5-metre-deep transhipment quay will allow the safe and efficient loading and unloading of containerised goods.

Source: PortalMorski.pl