Port of Las Palmas Receives Four New Hybrid Cranes to Optimize Container Management

The OPCSA transshipment terminal has incorporated advanced machinery promising greater efficiency and fuel savings in cargo handling.

Image of a hybrid port crane at the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
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Image of a hybrid port crane at the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The Port of Las Palmas has received four new hybrid gantry cranes for the OPCSA transshipment terminal, aiming to optimize container management and enhance operational efficiency.

These machines, manufactured by Konecranes, are RTG (Rubber-Tyred Gantry) cranes featuring hybrid diesel technology, which allows for significant fuel savings. They are part of a larger order of eight units placed last year.
The four transtainer cranes, responsible for stacking containers at the terminal, arrived pre-assembled and will be installed and operational within days. This addition is crucial for the modernization and improvement of port services.
In parallel with this infrastructure upgrade, the stevedore collective continues its training program, which has already qualified 302 people. This initiative responds to the commitment made by the collective's leadership with TIL (an MSC subsidiary) executives to ensure optimal and efficient service for vessels operating at OPCSA, aiming to attract more traffic to the port.

"Both parties are fulfilling the agreement for the benefit of all, the port and the island in general."

a spokesperson for the stevedore collective
Earlier this year, MSC ordered another four cranes of the same type, expected to arrive in the last quarter of the year. These future additions will incorporate an advanced system that captures and stores energy generated during container lifting and lowering operations, further contributing to energy savings.