Terminal operator DP World has ordered eight Liebherr rubber tyred gantry cranes for its terminal in Berbera, Somaliland.
Scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, the cranes can handle six containers plus a truck lane wide and can stack one container over five high. Features include gantry camera and laser anti-collision systems as well as the company’s DGPS autosteering and stack profiling technology. They will also be equipped with the manufacturer’s remote diagnostics and maintenance software, DiaMon3D.
Joining three Liebherr LHM 420 mobile harbour cranes delivered last year, the new cranes have been ordered in preparation for plans to expand the port with a new 400 metre quay and the extension of its storage yard.
Liebherr Container Cranes and DP World Berbera have signed a contract for the supply of eight RTGs for DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland. The cranes are due to be ready for operation before the end of 2020. The high performance, variable speed diesel RTGs are six containers plus a…
President H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi received a delegation led by Mr. Suhail Al Banna, who is the group Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Middle East and Africa of DP World, at the Presidential Palace on Saturday 3rd December. The Head of State thanked and…
Dubai-based DP World is expanding its operations in Somaliland as part of a plan to turn the breakaway region into a major trade hub. Even though Somaliland relinquishes commercial power, it may gain political weight. The two new cranes towering over a huge cargo ship are tall enough to reach even…