BMCT receives 3 new quay cranes
The PSA International-owned Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) at JNPT has received three additional super-post panamax quay cranes recently, increasing its fleet size to 12 quay cranes. With this addition, BMCT will reach the full Phase 1 capacity of 2.4 million TEUs as the new mega cranes will be progressively activated to operations after final commissioning.
Planning of BMCT?s Phase 2 is currently underway and will commence construction in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Phase 2 expansion is expected to be operational by end 2022 and will bring the total capacity of BMCT to 4.8 million TEUs with a land area of 200 hectares.