Iran to Unveil First Locally Built Container Reach Stacker

Iran is preparing to introduce its first domestically designed and manufactured container reach stacker, a key cargo-handling machine used at ports to move and stack shipping containers. The equipment has been developed by Iranian knowledge-based company Sanat Andisheh Madar, with its official unveiling expected before the end of the current Iranian year in March 2027, according to the company’s chief executive, Reza Riazi.

Riazi described the project as one of the company’s most significant achievements, saying development of the prototype has taken about four years and is now in its final assembly stage. He said the machine’s main structure and spreader have already been completed, most of the required components have been procured, and assembly work is nearing completion.

Reach stackers are among the most important pieces of equipment used in ports to transport and stack containers after they are unloaded by quay cranes. Iranian officials say local production of the machinery is expected to reduce dependence on imports while strengthening the country’s port infrastructure and industrial capabilities through domestically developed technology.