# Cape Town Container Terminal acquires 28 new gantry cranes

The Cape Town Container Terminal is taking delivery of 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Liebherr Africa. The first nine are being assembled on site, with the next nine arriving in November 2025 and the final ten in June 2026.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-04-17
- Where: Cape Town, South Africa
- Value: $80.0M (1.50B ZAR)
- Starts operating: Oct 2025
- Status: under construction
- Products: rubber-tyred gantry cranes
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Transnet](https://endata.com/companies/24054.md)
- [Liebherr](https://endata.com/companies/10693.md) (supplier)
- [Liebherr-Africa](https://endata.com/companies/61479.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [freightnews.co.za](https://freightnews.co.za/article/cape-town-port-acquires-new-cranes), 2025-04-17: "The Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) has taken delivery of components for the first of nine of 28 new rubber-tyred gantry cranes which Original Equipment Manufacturer, Liebherr Africa, has begun assembling onsite."
- [worldcargonews.com](https://www.worldcargonews.com/cargo-handling-equipment/2025/05/durban-pier-2-takes-delivery-of-two-liebherr-sts-cranes/), 2025-05-16: "The arrival of these Libherr cranes marks a major step forward in restoring reliability, boosting productivity, and ensuring we meet the evolving demands of global trade."

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