MANILA International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), has added four new hybrid rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) manufactured by Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co
MANILA International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), has added four new hybrid rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) manufactured by Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES). The new RTGs are part of the total 16-unit fleet that runs on a combination of 22kVah Li-ion battery and a smaller diesel engine - expected to cut terminal emissions by up to 40 per cent. The new cranes will be deployed immediately to further boost the MICT's yard productivity.
Eight more hybrid RTGs, along with another pair of super post-Panamax quay cranes are scheduled for delivery before the end of the third quarter. On full delivery, the MICT fleet will comprise 18 quay cranes and 58 RTGs - the largest containerised cargo handling fleet in the Philippines.
ICTSI has invested US$80 million in equipment for MICT, enabling the country's largest and most technologically advanced container terminal to meet rising demand in the era of neo-Panamax vessels.
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