The Port of Seattle’s Terminal 18, run by SSA Terminals, will have three more Super Post Panamax cranes, allowing it to handle the largest container vessels in the world.
“ SSA is making Terminal 18 big-ship ready for the next generation of ocean-going vessels ,” said Port Commission President Gael Tarleton . “ This is the kind of investment that will help the region’s companies create 100,000 family-wage jobs over the next 25 years as they compete in a global economy. ”
As some of the largest container handling cranes in the world, they are 267 feet high, and can extend out to handle the new Triple E Class vessels, which can carry up to 18,000 TEU (20-foot equivalent units) with a width of 210 feet, or 24 containers.
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Dredging Today Staff, July 26, 2012; Image: portseattle