SGP has also placed orders for an additional 15 hybrid-RTGs
Saudi Global Ports (SGP) received three Quay Cranes (QC) with automation capabilities and three Hybrid Automated Rubber Tyre Gantry Cranes (“RTG”) at King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD), PSA confirmed.
The addition of these equipment will expand SGP’s capacity from 2.5 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) up to 3.2mn TEUs, adding to the fleet of 15 QCs and 47 RTGs that SGP currently operates.
Notably, the QCs have a minimum outreach of 25 rows, with the possibility of further extension – allowing SGP to handle larger next-generation 24,000 TEU vessels with productivity, ease and efficiency.
The new QCs and RTGs will first undergo approximately eight weeks of testing and commissioning before being ready for operations in August 2024. SGP has also placed orders for an additional 15 hybrid-RTGs which are expected to be delivered in July 2024.
Increased handling capacity
“The arrival of these QCs and RTGs will strengthen SGP’s handling capacity, allowing us to provide better service levels to our customers and keep trade flowing,” affirmed Edward Tah, CEO, SGP.
SGP, supported by its technical partner, PSA International, committed in 2020 to invest up to SAR 7 billion over its 30-year concession to operate and develop both container terminals at KAPD over four phases. The purchase of this equipment is part of its Phase1 expansion plans.
Saudi Global Ports (SGP) is Saudi Arabia’s leading port operator and a partner of the region’s ports and logistics ecosystem.
Currently, SGP operates deep-sea container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port Dammam and operates the Riyadh Dry Port Ecosystem (Riyadh Dry Port, Riyadh Empty Yard and Dammam Empty Container Yard), a press communique concluded.
