2011-07-05
The 2011 electrification project is designed to complete the Electrification of the Port of Miami Gantry Cranes which project commenced in 2004; known as Phase 1. During Phase 1 the required equipment was mounted and installed on cranes 4-10 but due to scheduling and time restrains, only cranes 4-6 were converted to electrical powered and the diesel engine power systems removed.
The 2011 electrification is Phase 2 of the Electrification Project which is comprised of two (2) parts; the Landside Work was managed directly by the Port’s Capital Development Division and the Crane Work which is directly managed by Crane Management. In addition, the repairs of the Unit Substations are required to be performed simultaneously which work must be completed prior to the actual electrification of the cranes; the Crane Work.
Landside Work
The landside work was completed on September 20, 2011.
Storm Repairs
The Unit Sunstations on cranes 9-10 that were damaged during the June 5, 2009 Storm were repaired and reinstalled on the cranes on December 20, 2011. The substations were removed from the cranes on June 5, 2011 which repair work commenced there after.
Crane Work
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2011-03-24
Several years in the making, cranes 11-12 have been procured by Miami-Dade County Port of Miami to provide its customers with the require service for the new millennium. These cranes are designed with our customer’s requirements in mind of their future needs to work 22 wide container ships and lift 65 long tons under a twin lift mode spreader. They augment the currently operating cranes 1-10 with added lifting capacity as well as cycle time.
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2011-03-23
After a competitive selection process was performed, the relocation work was awarded on 5-July-2005 to Noell Konecranes to relocate the three cranes. Crane 1 was the first crane to be removed from service and relocated after which cranes 2 and 3 were relocated individually to Wharf 6. The work lasted approximately four weeks until crane 3 was moved and placed back into operation without any millstones on 2-August-2005.
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2011-03-21
As cranes 4-5-6 were built in the mid 1980s, the cranes work with outdated analog control drives amongst other components which have reached the end of their efficient work lifespan. As such, Crane Management has scheduled the upgrade of these cranes to digital technology along with replacing other outdated and troublesome components.
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2005-11-20
After contractual agreements were consummated by the Seaport with contractor the electrification of the Port’s gantry cranes 4-10 commenced in July 2004. The civil works commenced first while the crane work was performed by ECC (East Coast Cranes) beginning in August 2004. All work under contract was completed by 30-November-2005 to include the complete electrification of cranes 4-5-6 allowing these cranes to be operationally ready.
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