Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) is awaiting Cambodia’s first-ever mobile harbour crane order in Cambodia, following an order for two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes, which should be delivered in Q4.

PAS is owned and run by the Cambodian government and plays a critical role in the national economy as the country’s only deep-water port. As the rate of cargo throughput continues to rise each year, PAS decided to add mobile harbour cranes to the port’s infrastructure to improve capacity and efficiency.

PAS’s current lifting equipment inventory includes five quay gantry cranes, 18 rubber-tyred gantry cranes and 10 shore cranes.

“Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes stood out as the right solution, offering fast operation for quick vessel turnover combined with impressive eco-efficiency. The electric drive system combined with an external power supply allows us to significantly lower on-site exhaust emissions while reducing operational costs,” says Ty Sakun, technical deputy director general of PAS.

“These two cranes represent a milestone for Konecranes in Cambodia,” says Holger Wagner, regional sales manager, port solutions, Konecranes. “We look forward to building on this regional cargo handling milestone for many years to come.”