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A trio of new neo-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arrived at the Port of Houston's Bayport Container Terminal last month. Standing 158 feet and with an outreach width of 22 containers, the new ZPMC cranes are the largest in the history of Port Houston. "The purchase and installation of these cranes represent a significant infrastructure investment for Port Houston, which will benefit our customers and partners as well as the Texas economy," said Roger Guenther, executive director of Port Houston. With the addition of the three new cranes, Port Houston's fleet of ship-to-shore cranes now stands at 28, along with an additional 110 rubber-tired gantry cranes. The new cranes were manufactured in Shanghai and traveled close to 16,000 nautical miles aboard the Zhen Hua 25, a specialized heavy load carrier vessel. The passage took 60 days. |