Konecranes has been awarded a contract by APM Terminals Yucatan (Terminal de Contenedores de Yucatan SA de CV) in the port of Progreso, Mexico, for two Gottwald ESP.7 Mobile Harbour Cranes, each configured to match with the local infrastructure and equipped with an external power supply to support the terminal’s decarbonisation strategy.
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The Port of Progreso is the main maritime gateway of the Yucatan Peninsula, connecting its textile and manufacturing industries with the United States. As the port’s only dedicated container terminal, APM Terminals Yucatan plays a central role in foreign trade across the southern region of Mexico. The two Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 mobile harbor cranes form a major part of a modernisation and capacity-building programme underway at the port.
“Our terminal is advancing through a significant long-term investment programme, and these two cranes represent important milestones along that path. We already operate earlier-generation Konecranes Gottwald mobile harbour cranes, so we are familiar with their reliability and performance. Konecranes was the natural choice for our next phase of growth,” says Victor Peter Konen, Managing Director and COO of APM Terminals Yucatan.
Each crane is specially equipped with a 10-axle chassis – instead of the standard 7-axle design – as well as oversized propping pads (2 × 2.0m × 5.4m). Thanks to this design – tailored for the local infrastructure’s limited quay loadings – the cranes can operate at full performance. They also come equipped with a 150-meter 13.2 kV cable reel for fully electric operation from an external power supply – enabling zero tailpipe emissions.