Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman

Port Services Corporation (PSC) has signed two agreements for the supply of CVS Ferrari handling equipment to the Port Sultan Qaboos. The port's new equipment will be used to help speed up operations and improve services.

CVS's dealer, General Electronic and Trading Co (GETCO), will supply PSC with nine reach stackers.

The first agreement covers two 45T F477.6 diesel reach stackers with telescopic spreaders for handling and stacking full containers and two F-258.6 reach stackers for empty container handling. One each of these reach stackers was delivered in September.

The second agreement is for three 45T F477 diesel reach stackers for full container handling and two F-258.6 reach stackers for empty container handling. The rest of the units will be delivered at the end of 2008.

Mr Paolo Groppi, CVS sales director, says the port will use the reach stackers to improve performance and traffic flow. "Qaboos currently suffers traffic congestion problems and it will use our machines to help solve those problems," he says. "The inclusion of nine units will help the port speed up the loading and unloading of vessels and will accelerate supply to its customers."

Groppi says the units' excellent manoeuvrability in tight spaces is perfect for the port's requirements. "The higher lifting capacity and the excellent relationship between overall weight scale and turning radius make CVS the ideal choice for these kinds of operations."