12.09.2007

1000th crane for ZPMC

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (ZPMC) has delivered its 1000th crane to container terminal operator TSI Terminal Systems Inc. (TSI) at the the Port of Vancouver.

“TSI’s latest crane purchase is part of our ongoing upgrade program to service new, larger ships and increase capacity at our Vanterm terminal to 850,000 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units),” said Norman Stark, President and CEO, TSI.

The crane is the sixth ZPMC crane to be installed at the Vanterm container terminal and features twin lifts and total lift capacity of 65 tonnes, making it capable of lifting two containers at a time, and increasing efficiency at the terminal. TSI also operates seven ZPMC cranes at Deltaport.

TSI is the largest container terminal operator in Canada, providing service for 75 per cent of the containerized cargo that moves through the Port of Vancouver. In 2006, TSI handled 1.88 million TEUs at Vanterm and Deltaport.