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 220km of berths, 17 remote-controlled quay cranes and 43 yard cranes.
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.