en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Montreal Port Authority announced on June 25, 2026, that installation has officially begun on a giant crane with a lifting capacity of 300 tons at the construction site of its future container terminal in Contrecœur, located approximately 40 kilometers east of Montreal. The arrival of this equipment marks a significant milestone in this nationally designated key port expansion project in Canada.
The crane was prefabricated in Germany and then shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to Canada. Due to the massive size of its components, the transport team used up to 13 specialized transport vehicles to deliver all parts to the Contrecœur construction site in batches. After the components arrived, a professional installation team spent nearly a week completing the assembly. To ensure installation quality, the Montreal Port Authority also hired an expert team dispatched by the supplier to collaborate throughout the process. The crane was first assembled horizontally on the ground, with all mechanical components and cable systems installed, before being precisely positioned through a gradual hoisting process.
The Contrecœur container terminal is the most important expansion project for the Port of Montreal in recent years, with a massive total investment scale and supported by a $1.16 billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). The new terminal is designed with an annual throughput capacity of 1.15 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), with flexibility reserved for future expansion to 3.5 million TEUs. The project has been designated as a national interest project by the Canadian federal government, aiming to enhance container handling capacity at Canada's eastern gateway and promote smooth international trade routes. As one of the largest pieces of equipment deployed at the construction site, the installation of this 300-ton crane marks a key transition from civil engineering to equipment installation phases for the terminal construction.
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