Port Authority of Jamaica relies on straddle carriers for container moves

The Port Authority of Jamaica depends on straddle carriers for day-to-day container handling across its port network. Operators use the machines to keep freight flowing from vessels into the yard and onward through the handling chain.

Straddle carriers are purpose-built for intermodal boxes: they pick containers up, run them across the terminal and set them in stacks under controlled manoeuvres.

Taken together, the fleet is described as central to reliable throughput—linking ship work with the land side so cargo can keep moving through Jamaican ports.