The Port of Virginia has expanded its ability to handle ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) with the addition of four new ship-to-shore cranes at Norfolk International Terminals.
WorkCargo News reported that the all-electric, Suez-class cranes were delivered by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) and placed into service in late January, increasing the terminal’s capacity to work up to four ULCVs simultaneously.
With the new additions, the port said it now operates 29 ship-to-shore cranes along deep-water berths capable of serving the largest container vessels in the Atlantic trade…