Callao South Terminal in Peru Receives 1 STS Crane and 3 Electric RTGs

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 30, DP World's Muelle Sur terminal in Callao received 1 ship-to-shore (STS) crane and 3 rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, delivered aboard the vessel Zhenhua 34. The ship, flying the Liberian flag and represented by TPP Agencia Marítima, berthed at the Port of Callao on the morning of October 30 after a six-day voyage from Posorja, Ecuador.

The carrier Zhenhua 34 is a self-propelled semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel with a length of approximately 245 meters, a beam of 42 meters, a moulded depth of 13.5 meters, a design draught of 9.2 meters and a deadweight of 49,737 tonnes. Originally converted from an Aframax tanker, it is capable of roll-on/roll-off and float-on/float-off transport of large port equipment. The 1 STS crane and 3 RTGs in this shipment were transported by roll-on loading onto the vessel's deck.

The newly added STS crane is of the Super Post Panamax class, with a lifting capacity of 80 tonnes per unit and a total height of 130 meters with the boom raised, enabling it to serve ultra-large container vessels. The RTGs have a lifting capacity of 41 tonnes per unit and a height of 18 meters; all are 100% electric equipment with zero local emissions during operation. As of the end of 2025, the Muelle Sur terminal was equipped with 10 STS cranes, each with an average operating efficiency of 28 containers per hour; both DP World and Ositrán, Peru's port authority regulator, have identified this link as the terminal's current main operational bottleneck. The 1 STS crane and 3 RTGs added in this delivery represent additional equipment investment at this bottleneck.

This delivery is part of DP World's 2026 equipment renewal plan. According to previous disclosures by DP World, the plan for 2026 includes investing 2 STS cranes, 3 RTGs and 16 internal transfer vehicles (ITVs) at the Muelle Sur terminal; this delivery comprises the first of the 2 STS cranes and all 3 RTGs, while the remaining STS crane and the 16 ITVs are scheduled to arrive at the port successively within 2026.