INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc.'s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Mexico, Contecon Manzanillo Sociedad Anopmina (CMSA), has taken delivery of six rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes supplied by Kalmar, part of the Cargotec Corporation.
The new cranes were purchased as the port of Manzanillo is undertaking an expansion project to position itself as the leading port in Latin America. They add to the CMSA terminal's existing fleet of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, RTG cranes, reachstackers and terminal tractors provided by the same supplier.
General manager at Contecon Manzanillo, Fortino Landeros, was quoted as saying in a press release issued by Kalmar: "Container traffic has increased, even surpassing productivity targets for the new terminal, and existing port capacity has doubled. Today, we can confirm that we are meeting our commitment to make Manzanillo the country's leading port."
The RTG's were delivered with the necessary hardware pre-installed to support the Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions, which CMSA will be deploying in the future. These include the SmartRail automated steering system for RTGs, the SmartLift automated job promotion and handoff solution between container handling equipment and trucks, and the SmartStack automated inventory solution.
"We work with Kalmar technicians who are here in Manzanillo to support our maintenance team to keep the equipment working at its optimum. The after-market services ensure that everything is working perfectly once the equipment arrives at the terminal, and on time to keep our customers satisfied," added Mr Landeros.
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13 November 2015 - 23:00
ICTSI's box terminal at Mexico's port receives 6 more Kalmar cranes
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc.'s (ICTSI) subsidiary in Mexico, Contecon Manzanillo Sociedad Anopmina (CMSA), has taken delivery of six rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes supplied by Kalmar, part of the Cargotec Corporation.
PORTS
13 November 2015 - 23:00
ICTSI's box terminal at Mexico's port receives 6 more Kalmar cranes
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