New Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes on their way to Copenhagen from Finland

The journey to Copenhagen is now beginning for Copenhagen Malmö Port’s (CMP) new STS-cranes, which will be installed at the new container terminal in Ydre Nordhavn.

After extensive construction work and meticulous quality control, CMP is now looking forward to the arrival of two new STS-cranes from Konecranes in Finland. These large cranes will be shipped one at a time to CMP’s new container terminal in Ydre Nordhavn and are expected to arrive a few weeks apart. The first crane is expected to arrive by the end of this week, weather permitting.

“The cranes’ journey to Denmark takes about four days, followed by a few days at the quay for securing and preparing for installation on the designated crane tracks at the container terminal. The journey from one of the world’s leading crane suppliers is the culmination of long-term planning and execution in close collaboration between us and Konecranes,” says Povl Dolleris Røjkjær Ungar, COO at Copenhagen Malmö Port.

The cranes weigh approximately 1,150 tonnes each and are just over 77 metres high. With the boom raised, they reach a height of 108 meters. This size, combined with several new features such as remote control and semi-automatic operation, future-proofs the container terminal for many years to come. It is expected that the cranes will be put into operation after undergoing extensive testing when the container terminal’s operations are moved from their current location at Levantkaj in the second half of 2025.

“It has been a pleasure to work with CMP throughout this project and now we’re at the delivery stage. We’ll continue to work closely with CMP through the unloading, testing and commissioning of this first crane and the second that’s coming,” says Simo Mustalammi, Director, STS cranes, Konecranes.

For further information, please contact:

Ulrika Prytz Rugfelt, Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer, Copenhagen Malmö Port AB
Email: ulrika.prytz@cmport.com, Phone: +46 (0)70 252 00 98.

Svend Videbaek, Marketing Specialist, Konecranes, Port Solutions
E-mail: svend.videbaek@konecranes.com, Phone: +358 407293953.