The Coney group won the STS order of the Georgia Port Bureau of the United States
In 2015 December, Berlusconi group successfully won the Georgia Port Authority (GPA) second order 4 shore crane (STS) orders will be used in the port of Savannah Georgia. The order will be completed in the first half of 2018.
In 2015, the port of Savannah has always maintained a very high amount of moving box, successfully reached 3 million 730 thousand TEU, is the standard 20 foot container, compared with 2014, an increase of 391356 TEU, which increased by 11.7%. The lifting capacity of the koney STS crane is up to 66 tons, the outer arm extends 61 meters, and the shore rises to 46 meters.
Mr Foltz said: "the expansion part is increased from the southeastern United States, demand driven, sawana logistics advantages will attract new customers to Georgia, and the goods from the West Coast began to shift."
The port of Savannah now operates 116 Taiwan Berlusconi tyred container gantry crane (RTG), 30 of which are being delivered in stages. At the same time, the port of Savannah also operates 22 Taiwan Berlusconi STS crane, which has 4 units delivered in 2016, in 2018 to deliver 4 units, a total of 30 Taiwan STS crane.
The engineering design of the STS crane is carried out in Finland. The key components are from Europe, and the heavy structure is made in China.
The crane purchasing and ongoing deepening of the Savannah harbor together, is expected to start this year in response to the Panama Canal's expansion. This will also provide an important line for large ships on the east coast of the United States, changing from the current average 4500TEU to more than 10000TEU.
The relationship between Berlusconi group and port Georgia can be traced back to 1990s, was the first STS Crane Group will be delivered to the savannah in these years, delivery of each container crane, Berlusconi group and port Georgia cooperation, continuous improvement and adjustment, so as to enhance the efficiency and reliability.