# Port Houston awards Konecranes contract for nine yard cranes

Port Houston's Port Commission awarded a contract to Konecranes Finland Corp. for nine new diesel electric container yard cranes for the Bayport Container Terminal. The cranes will support a 50-acre expansion of Container Yard 7, scheduled for completion in Q3 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-07-15
- Where: Bayport Container Terminal, Houston, Texas, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: diesel electric container yard cranes
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Port Houston](https://endata.com/companies/7854.md) (customer)
- [Konecranes Finland Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/40658.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [porthouston.com](https://porthouston.com/contract-awarded-for-nine-new-yard-cranes-at-bayport/), 2019-07-15: "The yard cranes are needed for the facility to support projected growth in import and export volume growth and maintain the highest levels of service to industry partners"

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