Yesterday at the PSA Genova Pra' container terminal in the port of Genoa Six new 100% electric yard cranes arrived and on the day is scheduled to be delivered to the port of Venice three additional 100% electric E RTG cranes for the PSA terminal Venice-Vecon by PSA Italy. The new vehicles are part of the plan of technological renewal of the equipment that the company started in 2018 with the aim of making even more Sustainable, efficient and competitive operations in the three terminals of PSA Genova Pra', PSA Venice-Vecon and PSA SECH.

PSA Genova Pra' has already renewed its equipment and today it has 21 electric E-RTGs and 10 diesel RTG cranes. The introduction of the lot that landed yesterday at the Pra' terminal allows us to continue the process of replacing the last endothermic RTGs still present in the yard, with the aim of making the fleet almost fully electric. A second group of six units with arrival scheduled for next April, which includes two RTGs hybrid systems, will allow a total technological upgrade, bringing the total fleet from 31 to 33 units.

The cranes, built by the Chinese ZPMC, were transported to on board the ship Zhen Hua 35 which departed from the port in Shanghai on 10 October for a journey of over two months, with an intermediate stopover in Morocco. The disembarkation operations at the PSA Genova Pra' will end on 17 December. Subsequently, Zhen Hua 35 will leave for Venice to deliver the a further three units destined for the PSA Venice-Vecon terminal, with arrival scheduled for December 25th.