More Cranes for Ports of Cristóbal and Balboa

The Panamanian container terminals have received a total of eleven new Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Panama Ports Company (PPC), which operates and administrates both ports, indicated that the new equipment means that Cristóbal now has 32 RTGs while Balboa has 58.

RTG cranes feature an elevated bridge and are used for stacking containers in any direction (verticle, horizontal or lateral).

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