This RTG is supplied with a cable reeling drum carrying 170m of 10kV HT cable. Speaking about the order, Liebherr’s sales and marketing manager, Gerry Bunyan commented

“The addition of a cable reeling drum to the RTG for the Port of Cork, follows on from the supply of five similar RTG’s to the Port of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The supply of electric RTG’s by Liebherr was a natural next step in the ongoing development of our RTG’s. In addition to the increased efficiencies and lower running and maintenance costs that electrification brings, there are major environmental benefits, such as lower emissions and reduced noise pollution.

Elaborating on the specifics of the order further, Mr Bunyan continued.

“The RTG that will be supplied to Cork features anti-collision technology, automatic gantry alignment, remote diagnostics and a container positioning system.

The eight rope reeving anti-sway system that is supplied as standard on all Liebherr cranes coupled with the simultaneous operation of the gantry, hoist and travel motors allows for superior positioning of the spreader and reduces the need for a headblock. This allows for an increase in productivity of between 30% – 40% when compared with alternative competitor designs.”

“This RTG combines low running and maintenance costs, environmental benefits and the exceptional availability and productivity rates that are the hallmark of Liebherr Cranes.” He concluded.

Photo shows  RTGs at the Port of Sharjah.

 For this purpose duisport coordinated numerous individual studies and evaluated the optimization potential for efficient traffic and

goods flows between the port of Santos and the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo in the hinterland on behalf of the Brazilian government. The official handover of the report took place in the presence of German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel on the occasion of a reception of the Executive Committee of the BDI Brazil Board at CeBIT in Hanover. “The implementation of the measures and recommendations presented with the concept will decisively optimize the infrastructure and logistical procedures in Brazil’s largest port Santos and its hinterland,” said Erich Staake on the occasion of the handover. Staake continued, “The concepts developed will contribute to safeguarding the effective supply to and disposal from the Santos port location and the Sao Paulo metropolitan area long term.” The Brazilian government commissioned various studies to develop a comprehensive logistics and infrastructure concept for the congested and heavily utilized Sao Paulo-

Santos corridor. These served to assess individual projects in and around Brazil’s largest and most important port, Santos. The main focus here was the connection between the port of Santos and the roughly 800 m higher hinterland of the Sierra do Mar region and the effective supply to and disposal from the port location.

duisport brought all the study results together in the overall study, additionally analyzed the optimization potential of the logistics traffic structure and showed the potential or improvement. The duisport Group was commissioned as the overall coordinator by the Brazilian ports ministry to evaluate the study results and to prepare the final overall concept.

The reference model for the Brazilian government’s assignment to develop the logistics and infrastructure concept was the successful implementation of the logport project and the development of the port of Duisburg into a European hinterland turntable over the past 10 years.

Thus duisport “proved its particular suitability and comprehensive expertise in developing and implementing integrated port and hinterland concepts,” an aspect emphasized at the time the Brazilian government awarded the contract.

Photo courtesy of Mischke-Perolafilmes.de

The three recently ordered cranes will be delivered in October 2012. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the new order.

Thanks to exceptional growth in cargo over the last year, Luka Koper has become the largest container terminal in the Northern Adriatic, and the company is further improving operational efficiency in its terminal. In 2011, Luka Koper’s container terminal handled and stored record amounts of container freight, with throughput amounting to nearly 590,000 TEUs.

“We are very pleased that Luka Koper opted for Konecranes RTGs which have advanced performance and eco-efficient technologies,” says Thomas Gylling from Konecranes. “Luka Koper is deploying our cranes with a very high utilization rate under tough container handling conditions, and we are confident that the new cranes with the new technology aboard will raise the RTG performance benchmark in the area still further.”

The cranes recently ordered are the first 16-wheel RTG cranes in the port, and they come with Konecranes’ advanced load handling system Active Load Control that significantly improves the container handling performance. The cranes are equipped with the latest DGPS-assisted technology for container yards. This includes the Autosteering feature, which keeps the crane on a pre-programmed straight driving path, thus improving safety and increasing productivity. The RTG container positioning system is connected to the port’s terminal operating system, ensuring correct, real time container positioning and maintaining accuracy in inventory. Container handling efficiency is further increased by the Autostop feature, which assists the driver by automatically stopping the crane in the correct position for the target container or slot.

In addition, the cranes will be equipped with technology for remote monitoring, predictive maintenance and remote support. The eco-efficient Konecranes fuel-saving system that will be included reduces fuel consumption significantly by eliminating high-speed idling. It also reduces noise and emissions.

The RTG cranes ordered have a lifting capacity of 40 tons. They can lift one over five containers high, and seven plus truck lane wide.

With an overall 16.8% increase in container throughput at the Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT), compared to the same month last year, the company is delighted at what has turned out to be the best ever January performance in the history of the company.

The private terminal operator continues to build on its strength year after year, with a growing volume of trade despite the global economic downturn and its effect on economies in the Gulf and wider Indian Ocean region. Growth figures have shown that, Gulftainer’s UAE Terminals – Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT) and Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) – recorded the highest monthly volumes both independently and combined during the 2011 period, with SCT in particular recording a 19.3% annual volume increase throughout the year.

Speaking about the exceptional performance in January, Gulftainer MD, Peter Richards, said: “We are delighted to have achieved such successful results for the month of January 2012. The volume increases in KCT and SCT are an obvious reflection of the trust that customers place in us.”

“The records set by Gulftainer demonstrate the increased volume of trade in the region and we remain very optimistic about prospects for the whole region in the coming years. As we continue through 2012, with the help and support of the Sharjah Ports Authority, we can look forward to a prosperous year ahead with more terminal operations, improved facilities and capacity, as we strive to deliver consistent operational performance to all our stakeholders,” he added.

SCT, adjacent to Sharjah’s industrial area, handles containers on behalf of over 40 shipping lines, including all of the world’s top 20 companies and accommodates over 45% of the non-oil manufacturing capacity of the UAE.

KCT continues to be the world’s fastest-operating container terminal whether dealing with smaller ships, or the leviathans of 13,000 teu – which can be accommodated without challenges, and handled promptly and productively in a location which is optimally located to serve the Gulf area and the Indian Ocean.

Gulftainer Group has been operating in the UAE and around the world for over 35 years. In the UAE it operates three main UAE ports: two on behalf of the Sharjah Port Authority – Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT) and Khorfakkan Container Terminal (KCT); and one in Ruwais,     Abu Dhabi, on behalf of the international plastics solutions company, Borouge.

Gulftainer also operates and manages a number of projects and investments in several countries, including Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, Africa and Turkey with other ventures worldwide currently being investigated. Gulftainer’s logistics subsidiary, Momentum Logistics, was established in 2008 to take over the group’s transportation and logistics operations and has offices throughout the Middle East.