The order has been booked into Cargotec’s 2013 fourth quarter order intake.

The contract, which supports the company’s expansion plans in Oman, comprises the delivery of a road-mobile Siwertell 10 000 S unloader unit and a road-mobile Siwertell PumpMaster blow pump conveying unit, commissioning, supervision, and spare parts.

 The combination of screw type unloader and blow pump conveyor has a number of advantages including the low energy consumption of mechanical unloading combined with the convenience of pneumatic conveying.

The system will have a rated cement discharge and conveying capacity of 300t/h. “This is a particularly high value, considering that the distance from the unloader and blow pump unit to the silo top is about 270m with an elevation of about 40m,” explains Peter Göransson, Siwertell Sales Manager.
 

He adds: “Raysut chose this system because it is one of the very few products on the market that offers such a high discharge capacity while remaining fully road mobile. Siwertell equipment has a proven track record of reliable performance and minimal environmental impact; these were also important factors in the decision to opt for a Siwertell system from Cargotec.”The system will be built at Cargotec’s Siwertell manufacturing facilities in Bjuv, Sweden, and delivered by July 2014. It will serve the Sultanate of Oman’s eastern port of Duqm, located on the Arabian Sea, and one of its largest ports, Sohar, which is situated on the country’s north coast in the Gulf of Oman.

“The GPA has voluntarily undertaken many projects to decrease diesel fuel consumption, resulting in improved air quality,” said GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz. “Some of those projects include our innovative eRTGs or electric rubber tired gantry cranes, the repower of diesel RTGs with variable alternators, and the retrofit of 11 switch locomotives by GPA’s partner, Rail Link.”

In December 2012, the Georgia Ports Authority unveiled its first four electrified rubber-tired gantry cranes. The GPA board recently approved spending $8 million for Phase II of the eRTG project, which will convert 10 additional diesel RTGs to electric power, and install conductor rails at 12 more container blocks. GPA’s transition to an eRTG fleet should be complete by 2024.

Foltz said greater attention paid to environmental stewardship pays off in financial savings and improved efficiency.

“Cutting diesel consumption means not only cleaner air, but also lower energy costs,” he said. “Better cross-terminal truck transit means less idling and quicker turn times, but also reduced emissions.”  

The SEDC award is presented annually for projects that best exemplify extraordinary leadership in promoting the goal of the collaborative – which is to improve air quality and public health by reducing emissions from existing diesel engines.

In addition to the SEDC announcement, the EPA awarded Georgia Ports with a $600,000 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant to be used for a dray truck financing program.

“We are pleased to see peer recognition of superior corporate stewardship by organizations that are improving air quality in the region,” said Stan Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator for EPA’s Southeast region. “Your strategies have involved operations throughout the port, and show both a strong commitment by the Georgia Ports Authority to the environment and your desire as a leading U.S. port to use best practices that increase efficiency and save time and money.

The state of the art “G” generation machines are scheduled for delivery between April and June 2014 and will expand La Cisa’s rental fleet, particularly those serving customers in the steel production industry.

Roberto Provenzi, spokesperson at La Cisa, commented: “Once again Kalmar has provided the optimum solution to meet our needs. We had to select the best equipment to raise productivity for our customers and following rigorous trials we had no doubts about choosing Kalmar.”

“Kalmar DCG160-12 provides outstanding performance and durability through its high specification.  The majority of the units will be dedicated to handling steel pipe and I am confident they’ll be more than up to the job. Two of the machines have been upgraded from the standard 16 tonnes to 17 tonnes capacity, which ensures we can maintain high productivity across all applications. Plus of course, when it comes to service back-up, Kalmar Italia really understands our business and provides excellent levels of support. That’s also a key factor when it comes to making the final decision”.

Kalmar’s DCG range provides lift capacities ranging from 9-18 tonnes and following its introduction in 2012 has become the benchmark for high productivity, enhanced cost-effective operation and greater total lifetime savings. They provide wide-ranging benefits to operators through a variety of outstanding ergonomic and smart features, including the class-leading Cummins EU Stage IIIB/EPA Tier 4i diesel engines.

La Cisa has been working in the logistics field for over 40 years and has ten operating centers in northern Italy. Its machinery is deployed in some of the most important iron foundries and industrial ports in Italy.

E-RTGs are powered with electricity from the terminal’s electricity supply, which is in this case fed to the cranes along busbars. The fleet of cranes is due to be delivered at the end of 2014, early 2015, with a delivery in batches, to Asyaport on the Sea of Marmara, about 150 km west of Istanbul. TIL, in cooperation with the Soyuer Group, a local investor, operates the port, which is to be expanded to become one of the largest container terminals in Turkey.

Powerful presence in a growing market

“This order means Terex rubber-tyred gantry cranes are celebrating a ‘first’ in Turkey,” enthused Maurizio Altieri, General Manager of TPS Xiamen. Terex Port Solutions is already well established in the rapidly developing region with a range of ship-to-shore cranes, various types of harbour cranes for container and bulk handling, gantry cranes for container stacking as well as a number of other cargo handling machines. “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, following another prestigious project acquired in April 2013, for the delivery of 26 E-RTGs to PTP Malaysia,” continued Altieri.

As far as TIL is concerned, the investment is of strategic importance: “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,” explains Marc Desmons, Engineering Services Manager for TIL. “Thanks to the new cargo handling machines from Terex Port Solutions, we will be well placed to face these challenges.”

Particularly competitive lifecycle costs

The Terex rubber-tyred gantry cranes ordered can handle 40 t, have a hoisting height of 21 m under the spreader and can stack standard containers 1-over-6. They have a span of 26.5 m, allowing them to cover seven rows of containers and a truck lane. “Besides the quality and convincing performance indicators, we were particularly keen on the lifecycle costs, including the operating and maintenance costs, which are expected to be especially competitive,” confirmed Desmons.

Environmentally friendly, cost-effective operation

Since the cranes are powered through a raised busbar direct from the harbour mains, they practically do not generate any local exhaust emissions and, in addition, have low noise emissions. Using the external power supply increases the efficiency rating and helps to reduce operating and energy overheads significantly, compared with conventional diesel-electric machines. To enable the cranes to move freely around the port and, according to the terminal operator, provide the best possible flexibility, including change of site and travel for maintenance purposes, these gantry cranes can be fitted with a removable diesel-generator when needed.

Broad range of products in the gantry crane segment

In manually-controlled stacking cranes, Terex Port Solutions offers terminal operators both rubber-tyred machines and rail-mounted stacking cranes for ports and intermodal terminals. On top of that, the company also provides rail-mounted ASC-series automated stacking cranes for use in automated container stack yards in large maritime terminals. According to Altieri, “In offering this broad range, Terex Port Solutions stays true to its claim that it can supply terminals in this segment with the right handling equipment for every size and type of terminal.”