February 18, 2026

Secures Order for 3 Shuttle-Boom Type Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes from Y3 Berth, Port of Tokyo

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MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Takeyuki Takahashi; hereinafter, "MITSUI E&S") is pleased to announce that we have received an order in September 2024 from Tokyo Port Terminal Corporation (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hidetoshi Maruyama), the company managing and operating container terminals in Tokyo Port, for three (3) shuttle-boom type Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes(MITSUI-PACECO Portainer®) for Y3 Berth-Outer Central Breakwater Container Terminal, Port of Tokyo (hereinafter, "Y3".)

Y3, which is currently under development, will be an earthquake-proof berth*¹ with a water depth of 16 meters and quay length of 400 meters. It will be designed to accommodate large container vessels of up to the 150,000 DWT (approximately 14,000 containers). These cranes are scheduled to be delivered to the site by the end of March 2028.

While conventional cranes utilize hoisting booms that tilt upward to avoid contact with vessels during berthing, these cranes feature the unique structures where the boom retract horizontally. This design is essential to ensure the safe operation of aircraft arriving at and departing from the nearby Haneda Airport. By adopting this mechanism, these cranes comply with strict height restrictions for aviation safety while still enabling the handling of large container vessels.
These cranes require sophisticated engineering and manufacturing expertise due to their specialized safety requirements for aviation. Consequently, only a limited number of manufacturers worldwide is capable of producing this technology.

To ensure the continuity of logistics operations even after a major earthquake (Level 2 seismic motion), these cranes are equipped with advanced seismic isolation systems.

MITSUI E&S previously delivered the world’s first seismically isolated shuttle-boom type Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes to the adjacent Y2 berth in October 2017. The current order for Y3 will deploy the same high-specification models. Once complete, berths Y2 and Y3 will form a continuous, high-standard terminal (16m depth, 800m total length) with enhanced disaster resilience, significantly boosting the overall cargo handling capacity of Port of Tokyo.

Through the provision of cranes backed by superior technical capabilities and proven track records, MITSUI E&S remains committed to strengthening the functionality and sustainability of logistics at Port of Tokyo. We will continue to address social issues through engineering and service excellence, contributing to the sustainable development of our customers and society.

*¹ Earthquake-proof berth: Designed to maintain functionality and facilitate emergency transport even after a large-scale earthquake.