German fruit terminal adds additional crane for unloading fruit
The crane’s main job at the O’Swaldkai multi-purpose terminal in Hamburg is to serve reefer vessels that transport bananas. The G HMK 4406 unloads the delicate fruit on pallets from the ship’s hold and unloads reefer containers that arrive as deck cargo.
Axel Hoeckrich, Managing Director of HHLA Frucht- und Kühl-Zentrum GmbH, said: “With this new mobile harbor crane, we can efficiently unload the growing number of containers that are now being transported aboard fruit vessels. It has replaced an old ship-to-shore crane. Furthermore, it can also unload fruit pallets, and its versatility increases our ability to develop new business activities. With this state-of-the-art crane, we are strengthening the fruit port of Hamburg, which is already the most important site for fruit handling and trade in Germany.”
source: ajot.com
