Private terminal equips itself to handle more containers at Cape Town
South African private terminal operator FPT has acquired another reach stacker to boost their quayside efficiency. Reach stackers are much less sensitive to wind than straddle carriers; during peak summer the port of Cape Town experiences winds of high speed.
The new equipment will assist with the exports of grapes and stone fruit in the season ahead.
Reach stackers in
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