The Port of Everett says it will add additional lift
capacity to its operations in March 2015 with the purchase of a new, 150-ton
GHMK 7608 mobile harbor crane.
The port, which is one of the Pacific Northwest’s busier breakbulk
handling facilities, says the nearly $5.1 million investment in the new crane
is expected to allow it to better accommodate its niche market of
overdimensional cargoes, and provide opportunity to compete for new heavylift
business.
“We are investing in our infrastructure and cargo handling
equipment to continue with our reputation of safe and excellent service, quick
and efficient turnaround times and huge lift capacity,” Carl Wollebek, the
port’s Chief Operating Officer, said.
The new crane will complement the port’s Gottwald HMK280
crane which, like the new crane, was purchased from equipment supplier Terex
Port Solutions. Working in tandem, the port’s two mobile harbor cranes would
have a 250MT capacity.
“This will most certainly complement their current Terex
Gottwald HMK280 and will give them the capability of providing tandem heavy
lift services to their customers,” Terex Regional Sales Manager Alex Garcia
said.
In addition to the new equipment, engineering work is
underway to build a 140-foot heavylift pad at the port’s South Terminal
facility. The heavylift pad, estimated to cost $2.5 million, will allow for
both roll-on/roll-off cargo operations and mobile harbor crane operations at
the South Terminal.
The infrastructure investment, made possible with the grant
support of Washington State, is out to bid and is scheduled to be complete in
2015.
