Archive · 1 Jul 2025
Kolkata Port Launches First Electric Cranes for Sustainable Operations
The Kolkata port has started using electric cranes instead of ones that use gas.
These new cranes are a big change for how the port works, and it's part of a plan to make the port more environmentally friendly.
The company Adani Ports brought in these new cranes.
The port is also building new power systems to support them.
The port hopes these changes will help them handle more cargo and be more sustainable.
They expect to be able to handle more cargo next year.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) Kolkata commissioned its first electric Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs).
The MHCs were deployed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ).
This is a shift from traditional fossil fuel-powered cargo handling equipment.
SMP Kolkata is also setting up high-capacity electric power infrastructure.
The port expects capacity to rise to 7.5 lakh TEUs in FY 2025-26.
- Who
- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP) Kolkata, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ).
- What
- Commissioning of electric Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs) at Netaji Subhas Dock.
- When
- Tuesday, July 1
- Where
- Netaji Subhas Dock, Kolkata
- Why
- To transition to cleaner, energy-efficient technology in port logistics and enhance capacity.
- Port
- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata
- Equipment
- Electric Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs)
- Operator
- Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ)
- Investment
- Rs 569.85 crore (excluding GST) for cargo-handling equipment
- Capacity (FY 2024-25)
- 6.19 lakh TEUs
- Expected Capacity (FY 2025-26)
- 7.5 lakh TEUs