Adani Ports Adds Three RMGCs in Mundra

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer, has recently made an addition of three new Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (RMGC), for their container rail terminal in Mundra. The RMGCs, expected to be operational by this month end, was offloaded on October 7, as part of enhancing the handling capabilities of Inland Container Depot (ICD) bound containers in Mundra port.

News ID: 70460

Date: 22 November 2016 - 15:55

“Mundra is the only port in India having 21st century infrastructure. Adding these new RMG cranes will be a game changer for rail container operations, as this goes in line with the Chairman’s vision of supply driven infrastructure & automation for faster evacuation of containers and quick turnaround of container trains.

The new added cranes also falls in line with APSEZ’s Green Port drive as they run on electricity and will reduce the carbon footprint of the rail handling facility” said Mr. Ennarasu Karunesan, CEO APSEZ – Mundra & Tuna Ports.

These cranes will be the largest and most efficient RMGCs in the Country, with 65MT capacity and twin lift spreaders.