Oakland Delegation Marks Crane Raising

Led by President John Loh and Commissioner Frank Kiang, a delegation f
rom the Piort of Oakland traveled to Shanghai Chinalto commemorate the
raising of the first of four post-Panamax class container cranes bein
g built by Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC).
Destined for the new 120 acre Hanjin Terminal now under construction,
the cranes will be delivered to Oakland in October of this year. When
delivered they will be the world's largest and fastest container cran
es, weightng 1,600 tons and with a 65meter outreach, capable of discha
rging vessels up to 23 containers wide. The Hanjin Terminal will open
in January of 2001.
Up to six additional cranes have been ordered from ZPMC for the adjace
nt 150 acre Berth 57-58 facility being built adjacent to the Hanjin Te
rminal. When completed, the two new terminals will provide an addition
al 1,000,000 TEUs of annual container capacity to the Port of Oakland.