The all-electric YSX45E spreaders will be used in two different semi-automated yard projects.63 spreaders will be used for the redevelopment of container handling operations at Norfolk International Terminals (NIT) and 28 for the expansion at Virginia International Gateway (VIG). These are The Port of Virginia’s primary container handling terminals.
“This order is one of the largest in the company history”, says Chris Cassalia, VP Bromma Americas. “We have many years of successful partnership with the terminals as well as with the crane manufacturer. We have proven to be a reliable partner with reliable products which is exactly what is needed in an automated environment”, he continues.
Bromma Marketing Director Lars Meurling comments: “The YSX40/45E is by far the most used spreader in automated terminals in the world today. The robust design combined with specific features required in an automated environment makes these spreaders the best choice for automatic stacking cranes”.
VIG – commissioned in 2007 – was the first automated terminal in North America and Bromma spreaders have been used from the start on all ASCs. Port of Virginia is today the fifth largest container port in US with a throughput of 2,7 MTEU in 2016.