Vessel hits gantry crane, slows container handling at Ctg port jetty

Container handling was hampered at a jetty of Chattogram port yesterday noon after a container vessel hit and partially damaged a quayside gantry crane.

The vessel—MV Mount Cameron—knocked one of the three quayside gantry cranes at jetty number 2 of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) while taking a turn to berth at jetty number 5 at around 12:00 pm, said Md Omar Faruk, secretary of the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA).

The port has a total of 14 such quayside gantry cranes, which are required to handle containers.

Due to the incident, minor damages occurred at the crane as some wires were torn, according to the CPA official.

A probe body was formed led by CPA Dock Master Abu Sufian to investigate the accident.

Following the incident, the crane went out of operation, slowing down container handling from a vessel—TR Porthos—anchored at the jetty.

Usually, three quayside gantry cranes are installed at the jetty and each of them can handle around 20 to 25 containers per hour.