The Port of Oakland will soon see three of the tallest-ever container cranes on a marine terminal preparing to handle increasingly larger cargo ships.
On Wednesday morning, a ship carrying the three giant cranes, valued at $30 million, sailed under the Bay Bridge. The tops of the cranes were disassembled to ensure safe passage under the bridge but will be put back together onboard, before rolling off onto port premises this weekend — weather permitting, port officials said.
The Stevedoring Services of America, which operates a marine terminal at the Port of Oakland, is investing in the new equipment and operates 10 cranes altogether. The new cranes will measure 400 feet once standing, the tallest the port has ever seen, and will replace three older ones. The current cranes stand at 393 feet or about 39 stories high.
The terminal operator said taller cranes are needed for efficient handling of cargo arriving on “ultra-large container ships.” Port officials said the cranes will keep the Port of Oakland competitive.
“Ultimately, bigger cranes at our waterfront translate into maritime and related jobs for the region,” Danny Wan, the port’s executive director, said in a statement.
Oakland’s Stevedoring Services of America terminal provides services to approximately 20 shipping lines serving Asia, Europe and Central America, and handles about 100 vessel calls each month for the loading and unloading of cargo containers, according to its website.
Shwanika Narayan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: shwanika.narayan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @shwanika Instagram: @shwanika
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