International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said it is adding a new mobile harbor crane to its operations in the Port of Umm Qasr, in Iraq.
The company said that its unit Basra Gateway Container Terminal (BGT) has commissioned a new Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 mobile harbor crane that has a 125-ton lifting capacity and a 54-meter boom.
The crane can serve vessels up to post-Panamax class, further strengthening BGT’s operational capability.
“This latest acquisition is part of BGT’s continuing commitment to modernizing Iraq’s busiest port and ensuring reliable, sustainable service to customers,” ICTSI said in a statement.
BGT is the only terminal in Iraq with largest quay cranes with the ability to handle 12,000-TEU vessels.
Situated in the country’s largest port and the primary gateway of Iraq BGT offers nonstop support to one of the world’s top oil and gas producing economies through terminal handling facilities for container, oil and gas project and general cargo and RORO, ICTSI said.
BGT is the only terminal in Iraq using state-of-the-art technology Navis Sparcs N4 Terminal Operating System and SAP ERP systems and offering customer e-tools for cargo tracking and online invoicing.
