Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings is to build a $600m container terminal at Thailand's largest port, making Laem Chabang the first to include remote-controlled dockside and gantry cranes. Expansion of the port began in January, but the three-phase development is set to be completed in 2024, by which time it will handle 15.5 million TEUs annually. The project has been beset with delays, including an accident last year that killed one worker when cranes collapsed on top of each other.
Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings is to build a $600m container terminal at Thailand's largest port, making Laem Chabang the first to include remote-controlled dockside and gantry cranes. Expansion of the port began in January, but the three-phase development is set to be completed in 2024, by which time it will handle 15.5 million TEUs annually. Hutchison said the port will include 1.7 km of berths, 17 remote-controlled quay cranes and 43 yard cranes.