Pr. Rupert Port Cranes To Arrive in Hours

Monday, August 20, 2007 01:08 PM

The Prince Rupert Port’s three super post-panamax cranes, are scheduled to arrive later today.

In an effort to prepare for the arrival of the cranes, the Fairview Terminal from Scott Road to the Viewing Area will be inaccessible to the public to see the arrival and offloading of the cranes because of ongoing construction.

“The Port recognizes that there is tremendous local and regional interest in seeing the cranes when they arrive,” says Manager Corporate Communications Barry Bartlett, “but the asphalt plant and trucks are operating in and around the Viewing Area 14 hours a day, and we don’t want to create safety risks for either the paving crews or the public.”

However, the Port of Prince Rupert is undertaking several initiatives to ensure everyone interested has a ‘front row’ view to watch the cranes’ progress.

“We have installed a new and improved webcam at the terminal, where we can track the vessel’s approach to the berth and then zoom in for viewers to watch in real time the offloading of the cranes,” explains Bartlett.

Boaters are also being advised they should stay at least 200 metres away from the ship carrying the cranes (the Zhen Hua 16) when it’s under steam and 100 metres from the vessel at berth.

Facts on the Super Post-Panamax Dock Gantry Cranes

Constructed by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co, Ltd (ZPMC), one of the world’s largest manufacturer of quayside container cranes
Three cranes are arriving for use at the new Fairview terminal.
Each crane weighs 1,800 tonnes
Height, from ground to tip is 80 metres or 25 storeys ( tallest building in Prince Rupert is the 17 storey Howard Johnson Highliner Plaza)
Each crane has a lift capacity of 65 metric tonnes
Each crane can reach across the width of 22 container

Although viewers may see four cranes on the ship when it arrives later today, one of the cranes is actually bound for Vancouver.

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Posted by: owl on August 20 2007 2:33 PM

"Constructed by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co, Ltd"

On time and on budget no doubt. Interesting to see "socialist" countries compete in the world marketplace so effectively.

Posted by: seamutt on August 20 2007 3:52 PM

There has never been a truly socialist country, only one person more "equal" than another!

Posted by: Chester on August 20 2007 8:20 PM

I'll bet they don't have to deal with strikes and labour interruptions. Chester

Posted by: seamutt on August 20 2007 10:11 PM

Hey Chester you got a medical card in your pocket or do you pay direct. I rest my case.

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on August 20 2007 10:31 PM

I lost my medical card. So I guess I pay. Does that mean I can't rest my case and have to keep working?

Posted by: owl on August 21 2007 12:19 PM

They are visible now .... that ship must have carried a lot of balast or have a special weighted keel like a sailboat.

Wonder what sort of waves that could withstand.

Posted by: owl on August 21 2007 12:33 PM

Some interesting stats on this page about Portland Port in Oregon that got three new cranes last year and are asking for a fourth.

Interesting stat on the value of product per container shipped out and shipped in. Wonder what a similar stat for PR will be and what it is for Vancouver Port especially for those contianers bound for Canada and coming from Canada and especially from the new northern west coast province of New Caledonia.

http://www.flypdx.com/NewsRelease.aspx?newsContent=A_2006824154716MarcraneMA34.ascx&topic=Marine%20News%20Release

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on August 21 2007 12:55 PM

New Caledonia?? That is an awful name. Reminds me when they were going to rename the North West Territories. The name that got the most votes was Bob. People wanted their new province called Bob, and why not?

Anyway the educated elite didn't like it, so the pick a name thing from the population got dropped for some reason. I guess it wouldn't look good on their resume when the elite moved back to Ottawa.

Posted by: diplomat on August 21 2007 4:25 PM

Actually the name that keeps popping up is Cascadia. Has a nice ring to it, imho.

Posted by: owl on August 21 2007 4:36 PM

I just thought I would go back in history to what it was originally called. But then, that was only this region and not the Kootenays and the coast, I gather.

So, rather than limit ourselve to white history, we should look for a First Nations cultural name.

Or we could simply call it Opportunity as in "the Province of Opportunity".

So, when they rhyme off the list of Canuck provinces it will be

the province of Alberta
the province of British Columbia
the province of Opportunity ....

Posted by: owl on August 21 2007 4:44 PM

Cascadia is nice. Problem is, we are at the top end of it and the Cascades are in the Coastal range. Most of the literature about Cascadia at best deals with this part of the region as teh outlying hewers of wood and drawers of water.

The primary and grwoing economic engines for Cascadia are those new and growing ones one finds in

Seattle - Aerospace and computer software
Portland - computer software
Vancouver - computer software, film industry

All have their origins in the natural resources of forestry, mining and fishing, but all are moving away from those since they are built up about as far as they appear to be able to go for the time being, while the other areas still have good growth potential.

Posted by: owl on August 21 2007 4:47 PM

How about Borealis ... for the Boreal Forests .....

Posted by: Palopu on August 23 2007 9:11 AM

Interesting information on the Portland Container Terminal.

What I notice at this point in time is that it seems that the big picture is being ignored.

As an example the people of Panama have voted in favour of the expansion of the Panama Canal, and this project is going to go ahead. The Canal expansion completion date is 2014 after which the canal will be able to handle the post panamex ships that now must unload on the West Coast. Once they are able to go through the Panama to the Eastern Seabooard and other destination there will be a considerable reduction in the number of containers arriving on the west coast.

We will have to make hay while the sun is shining because by 2014 it could start to set. If and when this huge reduction takes place it will mean less congestion on the west coast and therefore competition for the available traffic will increase significantly.

The expansion of the Panama Canal and the impact that it will have on handling container traffic in North America is not a secret, however I rarely if ever hear of any politicians talking about it. Nor do you hear much about the huge container terminals that are being built in Mexico.