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Current Crane Status 2010-01-28 Gantry Cranes 4-12 are available for ship work. Along with the new year, our crane downtime is the best that it has ever been, an amazing 0.38% average. This translate to an uptime of 99.62%. In addition, our extraordinary uptime also translates to savings to the Port's and our customers' bottom line, dollars, thru trouble-free LO-LO operations with minimal stand-by time,

Recent News 2009-12-09 We moved the Administrative Offices and consolidated Operations ... Read More 2009-06-21 Thunderstorm "Rolls" Across South Florida Derailing Cranes 9 - 10 ... Read More

About Port of Miami Crane Management

Since August 5, 2002, Port of Miami Crane Management, Inc., (PMCM, AKA "Crane Management") has been responsible for the management and maintenance of the Port of Miami gantry cranes and container handling equipment. Our primary goal is to increase crane efficiency and reduce downtime by continuously enhancing the maintenance program, establishing new procedures and implementing cost effective maintenance measures.

August 4, 2008 marked our sixth year of operation providing the Port of Miami and its maritime community with the required services to improve crane reliability, throughput efficiency and capacity. This was clearly seen by the Port achieving its one million TEU a-year-goal in 2003 and the reduction of overall crane downtime to an all-time low in 2008.

With emphasis on proactive planning, effective maintenance and implementation of refurbishment programs; crane downtime, with a few exceptions, continues to decrease. In fiscal year 2008, Crane Management recorded 0.84% downtime, the lowest overall ever. In the previous years we recorded overall downtimes of 1.01% in 2003, 1.28% in 2004, 1.18% in 2005, 1.29% in 2006, and, 1.08% in 2007. Although we experienced higher downtime rates in 2004 and 2006, we regained control of the troublesome equipment which resulted in the all time low of 2008.

Unlike August 2004 and October 2004 which were the busiest crane usage months on record at the Port of Miami, fiscal year 2008 experienced less usage similar to fiscal year 2007. However, it appears that the downward trend in overall usage has reached its lowest level as the first quarter total hours for fiscal year 2009 are almost identical to that of 2008.

As Crane Management continually strives for excellence, it continues providing proactive maintenance and performing significant repairs of the ailing cranes. Our staff's number one goal is to meet the needs of the customer with quality service, support and crane efficiency.

NEWS BRIEF: We moved the Administrative Offices and consolidated Operations

We moved our Administrative Offices and consolidated Operations at the Field Office facility located at 2886 Port Boulevard. We continue to settle into the new office setup and are making changes to further improve our administrative operations. The principal contact telephone number is 305-381-6250. We apologize for any inconviniences this may cause our customers, business partners and vendors.

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