N.V. Femont Nears completion of P&O Container Stacking Crane

In compliance with the time schedule, N.V. Femont is currently finishing the commissioning of a container stacking crane that was manufactured and built for P&O Ports, one of the terminal operators responsible for terminal management and operations of the entire east side of the new

Deurganckdock in the Antwerp Harbour. With nearly 5,3 km of wharf, the new tidal dock will double Antwerp's container capacity. P&O Ports has chosen N.V. Femont to provide its new generation facilities with a Rail Mounted Gantry that travels over approximately 700 meters, spans 29 meters or 6 tracks and has a hoisting capacity of 51 tons.

Other main technical characteristics:

• Hoisting speed, fully charged: 0 – 20 m/min
• Hoisting speed uncharged: 0 – 40 m/min
• Crane travelling: 0 – 150 m/min
• Trolley travelling : 0 – 80 m/min
• Trolley slewing (over 310°): 0- 2 1/min
• Span: 29 meters
• Outreach: 13,750 meters

Femont has provided the stacking crane with all necessary facilities that allow safe and smooth operation.

At present a similar Rail Mounted Gantry crane is being manufactured for PSA (Hesse Noord Natie), the terminal operator on the west side of the Deurganckdock.