Kalmar’s E-One2 Zero Emission RTG is the market’s technological frontrunner and includes an all-electric drive mechanism that produces no emissions or engine noise and completely replaces conventional hydraulic systems. The Kalmar E-One2 RTGs for Super Terminais also include a standard diesel generator set for dual-mode operation.

“Super Terminais chose the E-One2 RTG due to Kalmar’s advanced technology and design, lighter weight compared to other RTGs, and as an environmental solution that reduces CO2 emissions,” explains Marcello Di Gregorio, Managing Director, Super Terminais Ltd.

The deal continues the history of cooperation between Kalmar and Super Terminais, which already uses five reachstackers, six top loaders and 28 terminal tractors from Kalmar. Kalmar’s SmartRail and SmartStack systems are included as part of the latest deal along with a spare parts package and one spare spreader.

Kalmar SmartRail is an automated gantry steering solution for RTGs that improves safety and operator performance. Automated steering allows the operator to concentrate fully on driving the trolley and picking and placing containers. Kalmar SmartStack is a process automation solution that eliminates the problem of lost containers and human error, and improves safety at the terminal.

Super Terminais is a container terminal located in Manaus that attends 50% of the local market with the most modern equipment. The terminal has an annual volume of 250,000 movements and 10,000 TEU static capacity, its 115,000sqm area is recognised for its agile and efficient service. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 140001.

The figures show an increase in tonnage handled at Grimsby and Immingham in 2013 to 62.6 million tonnes, a 4% increase on 2012. Hull and Goole saw an 8% increase to 12.2 million tonnes.

The figures underline the vital regional and national economic role played by all the Humber ports.

ABP’s ports on the Humber support 23,000 jobs in the area and contribute £1.5 billion to the regional economy, with ABP Grimsby and Immingham alone supporting 14,000 local jobs and contributing almost £1 billion to the regional economy. Nationally, ABP’s Humber ports support 33,000 jobs and contribute £2.2 billion to the UK economy.

A series of significant investments by ABP in the Humber ports has driven development of the business. Last year saw the opening of the £26m Grimsby River Terminal to support the growing vehicle handling trade and ABP is investing £150m in biomass handling facilities at Immingham and Hull in a Humber wide agreement with Drax Power Ltd. Together with Siemens, ABP is also investing £310m in new manufacturing facilities for the offshore wind industry in Hull and East Riding.

John Fitzgerald, ABP Director, Humber said: “The Port of Immingham has once again managed to grow its business whilst the UK port sector as a whole stagnated. This is testament to the efforts our customers make to move traffic through this vital gateway.

“Since 2000, throughput at Grimsby and Immingham has grown 20% on the back of hundreds of millions of private sector investment in infrastructure and equipment. Our customers, the region and the UK’s economy as a whole need ABP to continue to invest in Immingham to develop facilities that support trade and deliver jobs.”

Total Terminals International on Pier T, with two Mediterranean Shipping Co. container ships at berth, and Crescent Terminals on Pier F, with two break-bulk ships including a MOL roll-on, roll-off vessel at berth, stopped working the ships late Tuesday. There was flooding reported at Crescent.

All other terminals at the Port of Long Beach remain open for vessel operations, and trucking operations at all terminals, including at TTI and Crescent, are also continuing and unaffected by the wave surges.

The worst of the surges were expected at high tide shortly before 11 a.m. and again at 11 p.m.
  
The surges were so powerful Tuesday night that heavy rocks from the Navy Mole breakwater were tossed onto the nearby roadway. Road damage was reported on Nimitz Road near the Sea Launch satellite-launch vessels, closing the roadway pending repairs. Sea Launch employees were being escorted through the nearby TTI terminal to get to their offices. 

The Port’s Harbor Department Maintenance Division was working to clear the rocks from Nimitz Road, while the Construction Management Division was evaluating needed repairs. When the road would re-open has yet to be determined. 

In addition, two barges broke loose from their anchorage overnight Tuesday, and were later towed and docked at berths T136 and T134. A pleasure craft also had to be towed to safety.

No injuries have been reported. 

A total of 3.24 million tons of cargo were handled in the first six months of 2014 which is an increase of 3% over the same period of last year. In the passenger sector, about 900,000 ferry and cruise ship passengers – a rise of 3.1% – embarked or disembarked. The main pillar of growth was once again ferry traffic, which accounted for 80% of all handling. Routes to and from Scandinavia recorded above-average development while services to the eastern Baltic were at about the same level as last year. Dr Dirk Claus, Managing Director of the Port of Kiel (SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co KG) said “we can record overall positive development, but this is however being depressed by trade restrictions on Russia”. Exports of foodstuffs to Russia have fallen off, while imports from Russia have been less affected due to a depreciated Rouble”.

In the first half of 2014 not only ferry traffic increased in Kiel: the handling of bulk cargo rose as well. Along with fuel (coal), the turnover of building materials (gravel) in particular showed significant growth. This handling increase has been made possible by the expansion of the open-air storage depot in the port’s Scheerhafen at the start of the year. “Road construction in Schleswig-Holstein continues to stimulate the handling of building materials in Kiel”, added Dirk Claus. For example, expansion work is taking place on the A21 motorway and work on the A7 is about to begin. “This motorway expansion in turn is proving advantageous for the port”, he said.

In hinterland transport, intermodal cargo traffic accounted for 12,245 ship-to-rail consignments in the first half of 2014. This is an increase of more than 1.8%. Kiel is currently connected to the entire national intermodal network by means of direct daily shuttle services with Hamburg-Billwerder. From there, direct train services link up with Duisburg-Rushford and transit the Alps to Verona in northern Italy. Dirk Claus said: “In order to be in a position to move even more cargo by rail, the marshalling yards at Kiel-Meimersdorf must now be renovated. As soon as the access rail tracks there have been expanded, the 700 m long cargo trains we need will be able to serve Kiel. At present we are restricted to trains of 500m length”, he added.