Cargotec supplies RTGs to Namibia and Turkey
Created 11/16/2009, 12:05:18 pm
The RTGs,
which will be delivered during the second half of 2010, are expected to
increase the operational efficiency at Namport’s Walvis Bay port.
Raimo
Ukkonen, Cargotec’s vice president for yard cranes, says the new RTGs will be
used to stack containers with a higher stacking density than the
counterbalanced equipment that Namport currently uses.
"This
enables much more effective use of space and the new RTGs will effectively
increase the port’s terminal capacity by 42%," Ukkonen explains.
The 7+1
wide and one-over-five high RTGs will be fitted with twin lift spreaders, which
provide a capacity of 50 tonnes, boosting handling efficiency and
"supporting faster ship turnaround times", Ukkonen says. They will
also be equipped with an autosteering and container verification system, and
remote diagnostics.
Ukkonen
adds that Cargotec will provide Namport with on-site service support personnel
to ensure maximum machine uptime.
The E-One²
is Kalmar’s newest RTG model that Cargotec claims meets the latest safety and
environmental demands while remaining productive and cost-effective.
Separately,
Cargotec has also been awarded a contract to supply six Kalmar E-One² RTGs to
Evyap Port in Turkey, to assist with the port’s continued expansion. The
machines will be delivered by July 2010.
Ukkonen
says that Cargotec and Evyap have a close working relationship.
"We
strengthened our co-operation with Evyap in 2007 to increase their container throughput
capacity. In those days, they were operating with just two mobile harbour
cranes, three Kalmar reach stackers and two Kalmar empty container
handlers," Ukkonen says.
With the
recent order, Evyap now has 10 Kalmar RTGs.
Evyap
Logistics operates the Evyap Container Terminal, 70km (43mi) east of the
Bosphorus at the Anatolian side of Istanbul. The Evyapport facility, accessible
to about 60% of Turkey’s industry, covers 135,000sqm (1,453,122sqft) of land
and uses a 600m (1,969 foot) berthing length.
Source:
forkliftaction.com
