Oakland getting cranes for Christmas

Stevedoring Services of America (SSA) will receive three new ZPMC cranes over the holiday period. The cranes are onboard a ZPMC delivery vessel making its way down from Vancouver, British Columbia, where ZPMC has just delivered two STS cranes to GCT Canada’s Vanterm terminal.

The cranes for Oakland will be offloaded at SSA’s Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT). They have a lift height of 174ft (53m) and an outreach of 225ft (68.5m). SSA operates 10 cranes at OICT and plans to remove three older cranes from the terminal when the new ones arrive.

“These cranes will keep the Port of Oakland competitive so that we can continue to attract the largest vessels calling North America,” said Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan. “Ultimately, bigger cranes at our waterfront translate into maritime and related jobs for the region.”

“Taller cranes are needed for efficiently handling cargo that arrives on ultra large container ships,” said SSA Containers President Edward DeNike. “This new infrastructure is a commitment to the Port that we will continue our maritime business at Oakland well into the future.”