Yilport Puerto Bolívar has ordered 6 ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 18 electrified rubber-tired gantry (E-RTG) cranes. The cranes will be delivered in three shipments to support rising volumes and modernization plans of Yilport Puerto Bolívar.
In the first phase, 2 STS cranes and 6 RTG cranes will be delivered in the last quarter of 2019. The second and third deliveries to include 4 STS and 12 RTG cranes will be shipped in the first half of 2020.
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The first 2 STS cranes will have 62 meters 22 rows out-reach capacity, able to serve 14,000 TEU vessels. The other 4 STS cranes will have 67 meters 24 rows out-reach capacity, which will enable them to serve the largest containerships up to 20,000 TEUs. E-RTG cranes will be 1 over 6 high and 7+1 wide to handle the yard operations.
Yilport Puerto Bolívar ended the first phase of dredging works on 31 May 2018, and the terminal reached -14.5 meters of the draft. This is an operational depth able of generating an important change for cargo handling in the southern part of Ecuador.
The latest STS and RTG equipment will facilitate the port in operating +22,000 TEU ultra-large container vessels.
The second dredging phase will be completed before the delivery of new cranes. The terminal will reach -17 meters of draft below both berth and channel.
