CARGOTEC unit, Kalmar, has won a contract worth EUR17 million (US$23.4 million) to supply 12 Kalmar E-One2 hybrid rubber-tyre gantry (RTG) cranes to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Mombasa.
The cranes are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
The RTG order aims to boost the container handling capacity of the yard at the Port of Mombasa's new berth 19. With volumes on the rise, Mombasa has become the top container port in East Africa and its throughput it expected to exceed one million TEU in 2013.
"The Port of Mombasa is undergoing significant expansion. Productivity, allied to low fuel costs, was therefore a critical factor in the selection process," said Kenya Ports Authority managing director Gichiri Ndua.
"We have enjoyed a long and close working relationship with the Kalmar team and we welcome the new cranes to join a well-established family of Kalmar equipment, including RTGs, reachstackers and terminal tractors."
The RTGs provide 6+1 wide, 1-over-5 high stacking with a maximum lifting capacity of 45 tons. The machines feature an automatic gantry steering system, automatic RTG stack inventory solution and a remote monitoring and diagnostics application, to lower overall operating costs and improve safety.
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16 December 2013 - 19:34
Cargotec's Kalmar to supply 12 RTGs to Port of Mombasa next year
CARGOTEC unit, Kalmar, has won a contract worth EUR17 million (US$23.4 million) to supply 12 Kalmar E-One2 hybrid rubber-tyre gantry (RTG) cranes to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in Mombasa.
PORTS
16 December 2013 - 19:34
Cargotec's Kalmar to supply 12 RTGs to Port of Mombasa next year
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