Two Level Luffing
Portal Cranes were
officially handed
over to Sri Lanka
Ports Authority (SLPA)
by KE Kranbau
Eberswalde AG
Germany recently.
The two cranes were
officially handed
over by Project
Director of KIROW KE
Kranbau Eberswalde
of Germany . Axel
Dossow,, to the
Secretary of the
Ministry of Port and
Aviation Thosapala
Hewage.
The two cranes, one
with a handling
capacity of 15 tons
can be handled
within an 18 metre
distance while the
other with a
handling capacity of
10 tons can be
handled within a 10
metre distance.
These two new cranes
have been
established at the
SLPA after more than
50 years where such
facility for
handling of cargo
was earlier obtained
using cranes with
only 60 tons of
handling capacity
within a handling
distance of only 60
feet.
The new cranes are
also efficient in
operating two rob
grabs as well as
single rob grabs.
Following keen
supervision ofHon.
Minister of Port,
Aviation, Irrigation
and Water Management
Chamal Rajapaksha
many steps have been
taken to boost
efficiency levels
and operating
facilities to
enhance productivity
in all port
operations in SLPA.
Acting Chairman of
SLPA Mr. Priyath
Bandu Wickrama,
Managing Director
Mr.W.G, Samarathunga,
Director Mr.Prasanna
Kalutharage,
Director
(Operations)
Mr.U.Bopitiya,
Additional Secretary
of the Ministry of
Ports Mr. Ranjith
Silva, Managing
Director of
Weyenberg Technical
Services (pvt) LTD;
Mr.Rufus Karunaratne
and several higher
officers of die SLPA
management also
participated at this
occasion of handing
over of the cranes
to SLPA.
