The Port of Savannah, owned and operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in the USA, has ordered seven ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 15 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes.

The order is Konecranes’ second-largest order ever and it was booked in Q1 2022. The RTG cranes will be delivered by August 2023, and the STS cranes will be delivered by mid-2025.  

The Port of Savannah has the single largest and fastest-growing container terminal in the USA. It is run by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and its operations are being expanded, with investments in new container handling capacity. Projects now underway will add 1.7 million TEU of annual capacity in a few months.

“The container cranes on order will be key to the GPA handling the increasing volumes and will support continued growth. The seven STS cranes can handle the world’s largest container vessels, with a lifting height of 165 ft. (50 m) and an outreach of 230 ft. (70 m). The RTGs will be delivered as fully electric and carbon neutral, with a lifting capacity of 40 T,” says Jussi Suhonen, vice president regional sales Americas, Port Solutions, Konecranes.

The STS cranes will be equipped with snag prevention, anti-collision systems and cameras for the operators. They will bring GPA’s fleet of Konecranes STS cranes to a total of 42.

The 15 Konecranes RTGs on order are supplied with cable reel systems for electric operation. They are high-performance, 16-wheel RTGs with a stacking height of 1-over-6. They will be equipped with Konecranes’ Active Load Control system, which prevents container sway. Furthermore, they will have Konecranes’ TRUCONNECT remote monitoring system. 

When the new RTGs are in service, the GPA will operate a fleet of 225 Konecranes RTGs.