04.12.2013

Eight RTGs for Port of Oslo

Port crane and reach stacker manufacturer Kalmar has received an order for eight electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from the Port of Oslo in Sydhavna, Norway. Set for delivery before the second half of 2015 the order is valued around €17 million.

The 50 tonne capacity cranes feature the company’s latest technology including its SmartPort automation technology, its container stack profiling system, which eliminates the risk of a container being knocked from a stack, and its SmartStack system which automatically reports the container moves to the terminal operating system. The operator can also monitor the crane's automated movements with the use of on-board cameras.

Raimo Ukkonen, vice president RTGs at Kalmar said: "In addition to the machines' zero emission benefits, the equipment and process automation solutions will considerably improve safety, security and equipment availability. With terminals seeking higher levels of cost-effective performance and a safe operation in particular, Kalmar is well placed to meet these requirements with its industry-leading solutions."
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A 50 tonne zero emission Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry crane

Svein Olav Lunde, director technical operation and maintenance at the Port of Oslo, added: "Kalmar won this important tender in all categories based on a systematic evaluation. As the Port of Oslo is located in a highly populated urban area, environmentally considerations, especially energy consumption and noise level were important issues in the evaluation process. The Port of Oslo is proud to be the first terminal to deploy this revolutionary technology in RTGs that makes our operations more sustainable, safer and quieter. Through these innovative features that Kalmar is delivering us, our RTG drivers will be among the most efficient RTG operators in the world."

All eight cranes will be used at the company’s south harbour, Sjursøya Container Terminal, which has been specifically designed to operate around rubber-tyred gantry, straddle and shutter crarrier systems.