17.01.2014

First Terex RTGs for Turkey

Container terminal operator Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has placed an order for the first 24 Terex rubber tyred gantry cranes in Turkey.

The 40 tonne electric E-RTG variant cranes have an under spreader lift height of 21 metres and are able to stack containers one over six. They have a span of 26.5 metres allowing them to cover seven rows of containers as well as a truck lane. Powered through a raised busbar direct from the harbour’s mains, the cranes can also be fitted with a removable diesel-generator when required.

Due for delivery at the start of next year, the cranes will be manufactured at Terex Port Solutions’ facility in Xiamen, China, before being shipped to TIL’s Asyaport terminal in Barbaros.
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TIL has placed an order for the first Terex rubber tyred gantry cranes in Turkey

Marc Desmons, engineering services manager for TIL, said: “The Sea of Marmara is a crucial interface in trade between Asia and Europe and an important hub for the steadily increasing flow of goods across the Bosporus into the Black Sea. In addition, handling volumes are increasing due to the rapid advancement in the Turkish economy. Thanks to the new cargo handling machines from Terex Port Solutions, we will be well placed to face these challenges.”

Maurizio Altieri, general manager of TPS Xiamen, added: “This order means Terex rubber-tyred gantry cranes are celebrating a ‘first’ in Turkey. The current order is not only another success story in one of the key growth markets in maritime trade, it confirms our strong foothold in the container-handling gantry crane segment.”

Local investor Soyuer Group and Terminal Investment Limited operate the port which will become one of the largest container terminals in Turkey.