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Port of Greenock launches £25m cranes
11 October 2024
THE PORT of Greenock has officially unveiled its new £25m ship-to-shore cranes as the investment boosts productivity at the facility.
Owner Peel Ports Clydeport welcomed guests to the port for a ceremony to celebrate the biggest-ever investment in Greenock’s container facilities.
The west-facing freight port’s new infrastructure is already benefitting customers, with one vessel recently departing 13 hours earlier than planned because of the quicker turnaround time.
Port director Jim McSporran, says: “We believe the new cranes will be transformational for our port, and it’s incredible the impact they are having already.”
Owen Griffiths, logistics director at drinks group Diageo, adds: “We welcome the investment made by Peel Ports, who are an important partner to Diageo, in delivering resilience and capacity to our network out of Scotland, enabling our goods to reach our customers around the world.”
Craner Swift
A naming competition for the 72m tall cranes was launched by Peel Ports Clydeport in partnership with Inverclyde Council, with the winners announced earlier this year.
Avaleigh Lang, 10, of Lady Alice Primary in Greenock, chose Craner Swift as a nod to the US pop icon Taylor Swift, while Frances McFadden, 10, of the town’s St Mary’s Primary School opted for U-Crane Bolt as a tribute to Jamaican gold medallist Usain Bolt.
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