SOUTH Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) has taken delivery of 15 hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to the Hugh K Leatherman Terminal, which will begin handling vessels in March at the Port of Charleston.
The 15 hybrid units arrived in North Charleston on the Zhen Hua 15, marking the most RTGs loaded by ZPMC onto one vessel bound for the US.
The cranes join four RTGs that arrived in November, and an additional six RTGs will arrive early next year - making a total of 25 hybrid RTGs that will service the Leatherman Terminal container yard.
SC Ports CEO Jim Newsome said: 'It is always an exciting day when new cranes come through Charleston Harbour.
'The Leatherman Terminal's impressive new equipment will provide reliable service to our customers and environmental benefits to the region.'
The new terminal, which will receive eight empty container handlers in December from Kalmar, recently received five ZPMC ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for its 1,400 ft berth.
The STS cranes have a lift height of 169 ft above the wharf deck and an outreach of 228 ft, enabling them to work the biggest container ships calling the US East Coast.
Once the cranes are offloaded onto the Leatherman Terminal, the ZPMC USA team will commission the cranes over the next few months before they are put into service.
The units form part of the port's environmental efforts, operating on battery power in an effort to minimise emissions from port operations.
The new RTGs run 100 per cent on electric battery power, meaning diesel only runs when the batteries need to be recharged, which effectively reduces idling time.
The batteries, supplied by Corvus Energy, are expected to reduce fuel consumption by around 70 per cent when compared to conventional diesel port cranes.
The Leatherman Terminal's Phase One will add 700,000 TEU of annual throughput capacity to the Port of Charleston when it opens in March. At full build-out, the three-berth terminal will double SC Ports' current capacity by adding 2.4 million TEU of throughput capacity, reports CM Management of Surrey, UK.
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The 15 hybrid units arrived in North Charleston on the Zhen Hua 15, marking the most RTGs loaded by ZPMC onto one vessel bound for the US.
The cranes join four RTGs that arrived in November, and an additional six RTGs will arrive early next year - making a total of 25 hybrid RTGs that will service the Leatherman Terminal container yard.
SC Ports CEO Jim Newsome said: 'It is always an exciting day when new cranes come through Charleston Harbour.
'The Leatherman Terminal's impressive new equipment will provide reliable service to our customers and environmental benefits to the region.'
The new terminal, which will receive eight empty container handlers in December from Kalmar, recently received five ZPMC ship-to-shore (STS) cranes for its 1,400 ft berth.
The STS cranes have a lift height of 169 ft above the wharf deck and an outreach of 228 ft, enabling them to work the biggest container ships calling the US East Coast.
Once the cranes are offloaded onto the Leatherman Terminal, the ZPMC USA team will commission the cranes over the next few months before they are put into service.
The units form part of the port's environmental efforts, operating on battery power in an effort to minimise emissions from port operations.
The new RTGs run 100 per cent on electric battery power, meaning diesel only runs when the batteries need to be recharged, which effectively reduces idling time.
The batteries, supplied by Corvus Energy, are expected to reduce fuel consumption by around 70 per cent when compared to conventional diesel port cranes.
The Leatherman Terminal's Phase One will add 700,000 TEU of annual throughput capacity to the Port of Charleston when it opens in March. At full build-out, the three-berth terminal will double SC Ports' current capacity by adding 2.4 million TEU of throughput capacity, reports CM Management of Surrey, UK.
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