United Kingdom: PD Ports welcomes four new cranes RTG Teesport
Four new RTG (gantry rubber tyred) cranes delivered to Teesport today (18:08:11) is an essential element in the current expansion of 16.7million pounds from Teesport container terminal in and represents the largest investment of equipment and one in the container port since the station opened in 2003.
And RTGS Konecranes, and manufactured in Finland and Poland to invest a total of about £ 5 million, is the first of its kind to be supplied by Konecranes in the UK, and will allow the ports PD significantly improve the handling capacity in the container terminal and sizes Teesport continue to grow.
"Through the transformation of the system handling the current use of reachstackers these RTGS we can store the boxes of many people in the same area, because of its ability to provide the highest, chimneys wider container," he says, Mark Pearson, project manager for the ports PD ". They also improve the number of containers traded in the time ". RTGS and 16 wheel has the ability to lift 50 tons, and can be over in a pile of 1-5 and 6 containers high in addition to the truck lane wide.
Saw container terminals in the size of Teesport increased by 45% in 2010 and is currently being expanded to a capacity of 235,000 TEUs * for up to 450,000 TEUs. the company's strategy year is to expand the port capacity and range of at least 650,000 TEUs, an increase of improved job security of the current 500 employees Teesport +, and potentially create new opportunities for additional employment, particularly important in a time when local and national economy is still under serious pressure to create jobs.
Be installed on the RTGS, which was purchased after a rigorous selection process, with the latest fuel system Konecranes savings and was designed to take future environmental requirements in mind, including the shift from diesel to electric power.
The cranes are equipped with the latest GPS technology with the help of container yards. This includes a feature autosteering, which keeps the lever on the path to leadership pre-programmed, respectively, and thus improve safety and increase productivity.
Is connected to the container sites RTG system to the port terminal operating system, to ensure the correct positioning containers in real-time and maintaining accuracy in inventory.
Mr. Pearson says operators will go through a full training program and it is expected that the RTGS to be in full operation by the end of September.
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