Heavy equipment provider AmeraMex International has been awarded a USD5 million bid to supply a fleet of refurbished Taylor Equipment Works forklifts to a major port facility in North America.

According to the company, the port is undergoing a significant multi-phase expansion. Once complete the project will effectively add the equivalent of an entirely new port's worth of throughput capacity-dramatically increasing efficiency, storage, and cargo-handling capabilities across the region.

“Ports rely on equipment that performs every hour of every day, and our refurbished Taylor forklifts are built for exactly that,” says AmeraMex CEO Lee Hamre.

While cranes, container handlers, and reach stackers move full containers, forklifts play a critical role in port operations.

They manage the vast volume of non-containerised cargo that keeps terminals running. This includes the handling of palletised goods, steel, lumber, bagged commodities, machinery, and other breakbulk freight that arrives loose or on pallets.

“We're pleased to support this major new terminal project and to continue providing the equipment solutions that help our customers to increase throughput and improve operational flow,” says Hamre.