THE second of two new 72-metre-high, 932-tonne ship-to-shore cranes has arrived at the Port of Greenock aboard heavy lift ship Jumbo Jubilee.
The cranes will help accommodate increased demand from cargo owners and support growth in transatlantic trade, as well as future-proofing the port.
Their capabilities have already been key in securing new routes, include a weekly deep sea container service connecting Scotland to the Mediterranean market of Turkey.
Port operator Peel Ports Clydeport spent £25million on the cranes, the largest single investment made at the container terminal.
The cranes are to be named ‘U-Crane Bolt’, after the Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, and ‘Craner Swift’ in tribute to Taylor Swift following a naming competition with local schoolkids.
The first crane arrived at the start of June.
