Facilities & Terminals: Prince Rupert, Jacksonville

A new container handling gantry crane arrived at the Port of Prince Rupert's Fairview Container Terminal on August 3 aboard the heavy cargo vessel Zheng Hua 11, concluding its 8,300-kilometer journey from its manufacturer in Shanghai, China. Longshoremen at the Jacksonville Port Authority’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal were busy last week unloading 11,000 tons of palletized aluminum ingots, the largest shipment of its kind at the port in more than five years.

Prince Rupert: New Crane Delivered to Fairview Container Terminal

A new container handling gantry crane arrived at the Port of Prince Rupert's Fairview Container Terminal on August 3 aboard the heavy cargo vessel Zheng Hua 11, concluding its 8,300-kilometer journey from its manufacturer in Shanghai, China.

The acquisition brings the port's total complement of super-post Panamax container cranes to four. The new crane is identical to the three that were installed when the terminal opened nearly six years ago. Each crane has a 22-container reach and weighs more than 1,800 metric tons. The terminal is operated by Maher Terminals under a long-term lease agreement with the Prince Rupert Port Authority.

"The arrival of a fourth crane for our container operations will further enhance our ability to quickly and efficiently turn around container vessels at Fairview Terminal," said Maher Senior Vice President Mark Schepp. "It will add to our already very strong vessel production of 31-plus moves per crane hour," which operates the terminal. "This further underscores the commitment of Maher Terminals to our steamship line customers and the Port of Prince Rupert."

Since operations began in the fall of 2007, Fairview Container Terminal has handled more than 1.8 million TEUs. 

Jacksonville Receives 11,000 Tons of Aluminum in One Shipment

Longshoremen at the Jacksonville Port Authority’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal were busy last week unloading 11,000 tons of palletized aluminum ingots, the largest shipment of its kind at the port in more than five years.

"This shipment speaks volumes about the combined strengths of JAXPORT and Seaonus," said JAXPORT CEO Brian Taylor. "We are focused on building all of our cargo sectors, including break-bulk, as a diverse book of business is good for the port, it’s good for our customers and it’s beneficial to our citizens."

The aluminum arrived from South America for ultimate delivery to plants near St. Augustine and along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where the ingots will be smelted and used in manufacturing products such as cans, signs and automobile parts.

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