The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) has taken delivery of four new hybrid straddle carriers.
The R96-million investment forms part of Transnet Port Terminal’s (TPT’s) equipment replacement programme to work towards the full recovery of its terminal operations.
Straddle carriers are specialised cargo-handling equipment that lift, move and stack shipping containers.
The new equipment, which operates on diesel and electric power, will require the installation of in-cab computers with software that provides operators with real-time instructions and cargo tracking, before their hand-over to the operations team in July.
The Cape Town terminal is also completing operator conversion training, which aims to ensure that employees are able to maximise use of the new equipment.
