Crane Data
The Port Miami operates thirteen (13) Ship-to-Shore (STS) container handling gantry (quay) cranes on approximately six (6) 1,000 feet wharves. Currently; Cranes 8, 9 and 10 work on Wharves 1 and 2; and Cranes 16, 15 and 14 work on Wharves 3, 4 and 5; Crane 13, 11, 12 and 7 works on Wharves 3, 4 and 5; and, Cranes 4, 5 and 6 work on Wharf 6. All wharves have 50(+2) feet of draft except Wharf 1 which has 42 feet draft.: the only terminal in the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf of the US, Port South of Norfolk, Virginia. Below is a listing of the cranes, spreaders and cargo beams available to our customers:
Cranes
| 3 – Kocks 50LT Cranes 4-6 (1988) | 5 – Bromma 50LT 20/40/45/2-20 Spreaders |
| 4 – ZPMC 50LT Cranes 7-10 (1995) | 6 – ZPMC 50LT 20/40/45/2-20 Spreaders |
| 2 – ZPMC 65LT Cranes 11-12 (2005) | 3 – ZPMC 65LT 20/40/45/2-20 Spreaders |
| 4 – ZPMC 65LT Cranes 13-16 (2013) | 7 – ZPMC 65LT 20/40/45/2-20 Sep Spreaders |
| 1 – RAM 50LT Overheight Adaptor | |
| 4 – 70LT Cargo Beam (cranes 4-10) | |
| 1 – 75LT Cargo Beams (cranes 11-12) | |
| 2 – 100LT Cargo Beam (for cranes 13-16) |
Port Miami Berth and Wharves Specifics
| Rail gauge (existing) Rail-to-Rail | 30.48 m | 100 ft |
| Setback of waterside (WS) rail from outer face of fender (approx.): | 9.84 m | 32.3 ft |
| Setback from face of bulkhead (vehicle drive lane) | 6.8 m | 22.3 ft |
| Elevation of WS rail above MLWB (Mean Low Water Base) Dock surface above water (average) | 3.74 m | 12.28 ft |
| Berth Depth, Berths 2 thru 6, Berth 1 is -42′, – ONLY PORT South of Norfolk, VA and in the Gulf of Mexico | 15.2 m | -50 ft |
| Air Height (Harbor/Bridge) Restriction | None | None |
| Distance from Miami Harbor’s, Entrance Channel, Outer Buoy to Wharf 1 (with 2 – 1,500 ft Turning Basins) | Approx. 3.4 NM |
