Jul 28 | 2021
(Americas) With NWSA, Adds Four Cranes in Seattle Harbor Project
SSA Marine earlier this summer saw the delivery of four ZPMC Super Post-Panamax cranes to the Seattle Harbor, as part of the Terminal 5 Modernization Project with the Northwest Seaport Alliance.
SSA Marine, considered the world’s largest independent and privately-held marine terminal operator, will own and operate the cranes, which when installed will be the largest cranes on the U.S. West Coast, standing 316 feet tall with a 240-foot outreach boom, and offering lifting capacities of 100 tons.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance includes the marine cargo operations of the Seattle and Tacoma ports, and combined is the fourth-largest U.S. container gateway. NWSA handles, which handle more than 3 million TEUs and more than 36 million tons of breakbulk, auto and bulk and other cargoes.
Terminal 5 Project
The new Terminal 5 cranes were delivered from Shanghai to the Pacific Northwest port, the cranes moved through Puget Sound to Elliott Bay on June 13. They will begin operations in early 2022, when the first of a two-phase construction project is complete. The completed terminal will provide 185 acres of capacity and on-dock rail.
“We believe The Northwest Seaport Alliance and Terminal 5, have a very strong future ahead,” said Ed DeNike, President of SSA Terminals. “The purchase of these new cranes underscores our commitment to the market and our customers. We know larger ships carrying increased volumes are coming. We want to be out in front of that curve and are preparing our terminal to service our customers’ needs.”
“The arrival of the T-5 cranes into Elliot Bay demonstrates our collaborative commitment to invest in the critical infrastructure needed to secure the future of living wage maritime jobs in Seattle,” said Fred Fellerman, Port of Seattle Commission president and NWSA co-chair. The expansion of Terminal 5 will reduce truck congestion serving Terminal 18 and will be able serve larger vessels. The project also aims to reduce air, noise and climate impacts, as well as enable ships to use shore power rather than running their generators while at berth.
SSA Marine operates more than 250 terminal facilities and rail operations throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin and South America, Asia, New Zealand and South Africa.
