{"id":1281,"date":"2026-02-09T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T01:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/puerto-aguadulce-gains-new-mega-cranes\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T01:20:11","slug":"puerto-aguadulce-gains-new-mega-cranes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/puerto-aguadulce-gains-new-mega-cranes\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Aguadulce gains new mega cranes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px;line-height:30px\">\n<p>Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce (SPIA), a joint-venture subsidiary <\/p>\n<p>of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and PSA <\/p>\n<p>International, has taken delivery of two super post-Panamax quay cranes and <\/p>\n<p>three hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1770599764199318-1.jpg\" alt=\"Puerto Aguadulce gains new mega cranes\" title=\"Puerto Aguadulce gains new mega cranes\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding: 20px 0px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cranes aim to enhance Puerto Aguadulce\u2019s ability to handle larger <\/p>\n<p>vessels and growing cargo volumes at Colombia\u2019s Pacific gateway.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The quay cranes, supplied by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. <\/p>\n<p>(ZPMC), are the largest of their kind in Colombia and significantly enhance the <\/p>\n<p>terminal\u2019s handling capacity.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Featuring an outreach of up to 24 container rows, the cranes offer lifting <\/p>\n<p>capabilities of 65 tonnes in twin-lift mode and 80 tonnes in heavy-lift mode, <\/p>\n<p>enabling faster and more flexible operations for both mainline and regional <\/p>\n<p>services.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The expanded capacity is expected to improve berth productivity, reduce <\/p>\n<p>vessel turnaround times and provide shipping lines with increased deployment <\/p>\n<p>flexibility at Buenaventura, Colombia\u2019s principal Pacific port.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For cargo owners, the investment supports more reliable schedules and <\/p>\n<p>improved supply chain efficiency for trade flows connecting Colombia, Latin <\/p>\n<p>America and Asia-Pacific markets.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On the landside, the newly delivered hybrid RTGs are designed to reduce <\/p>\n<p>fuel consumption by up to 75 per cent compared with conventional diesel-powered <\/p>\n<p>units, lowering emissions while maintaining efficient yard operations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, ICTSI expanded its flagship Manila International <\/p>\n<p>Container Terminal (MICT) fleet with the addition of eight hybrid RTGs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce (SPIA), a joint-venture subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and PSA International, has taken delivery of two super post-Panamax quay cranes and three hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.The cranes aim to enhance Puerto &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-1281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1281\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1281"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=1281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}