The following link contains downloadable files with footage from the arrival of Ports of Auckland’s three mega cranes
today:
Ports of Auckland needs need bigger, faster cranes to keep up with Auckland’s growth. More people in the city means more
freight, more freight means bigger ships, so the port has to make sure it can handle them. With these new cranes, and
the new deep water berth they will sit on, Ports of Auckland will be able to handle the biggest ships coming to New
Zealand.
Unloading operations will start on Monday 8 October and will be completed by Friday 12 October, weather permitting.
There will then be a five to six month commissioning process before the cranes start operating.
KEY FACTS:
• Height: 82.3 metres (current cranes are 69.2m). For comparison, the HSBC building in downtown Auckland is 81m and the
Auckland Harbour Bridge is 64m.
• Weight: 2,100 tonnes (current cranes are 1,200 and 1,300 tonnes)
• Able to lift four containers at once, weighing up to 130 tonnes, a New Zealand first (current cranes can lift two, up
to 65 tonnes)
• Able to be remotely operated – a New Zealand first.
• World first: Can lift containers stacked at up to 1.2 metres height difference.
• Lash platforms, a New Zealand first and an industry-leading safety innovation.
• Can service ships of over 11,000 TEU, future-proofing Auckland’s port against future ship size increases.
• Outreach: 21 containers across (current cranes 16 and 19 across)
• Boom length (waterside to tip): 70m (current cranes 50.7m and 56.9m)
• Built in Shanghai and took four weeks to sail from Shanghai to Auckland
• Enough solar panels to power the average Kiwi home and 100% LED lighting
• Project cost: NZD $60 million (three cranes, plus supporting equipment)
ENDS