KALMAR has signed an order for 12 electric rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs) for Piraeus Container Terminal in Greece.
KALMAR, a unit of Helsinki-based Cargotec, has signed an order for 12 electric rubber tyre gantry cranes (RTGs) for Piraeus Container Terminal in Greece for delivery in late 2013.
The container terminal is preparing to boost its handling capacity from 2.6 million TEU to 3.1 million TEU per year. The order has been booked into Cargotec's 2012 fourth quarter order intake.
"Once we install the 12 RTGs from Kalmar, the stacking capacity of our terminal will increase by 30 per cent, and we believe that our terminal will achieve reduced operating costs with increasing throughputs," said PCT deputy general manager Li, whose company is a unit of Cosco Pacific.
The Kalmar E-One2 RTGs have each a 41-ton SWL capacity and also benefit from zero emissions, through incorporating a cable reel which provides an electric power system that eliminates all diesel emissions, engine noise and the use of hydraulic oils.
