CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING diesel is only used for charging brid RTGs from , two RTGs, stacking one-over-three, man spanning one rail track and er from the battery and die- gine in the 400-500 kW range. the batteries when needed. for its Landers yard in Chicago with the two RTGs at Landers two truck lanes. sel generator. “During normal The new NZE Transtainer has a Also in the US, Norfolk South- and three for the Inman yard in spanning two rail tracks and one The Konecranes RTGs are use, power is drawn exclusively diesel engine of approximately HybridGetting aRTGs hold onand the the path towards market ern Railroad has ordered five hy- Atlanta. The cranes are intermodal truck lane, and the three for In- operated with electrical pow- from the battery. During peak 50 kW, depending on require- here are plenty of developments use, power is drawn from the ments, “and the NZE Transtainer going on in the container New products and innovation continue at battery and diesel generator in can achieve an additional 20% zeroTspreader market.emissions Spreader manu- the sharp container end of container handling handling parallel. Energy from braking is savings in fuel consumption facturershe follow trend andtowards respond hybrid to RTGswhat is Metagro launches next-generation RTG cab saved and used to recharge the compared with a Hybrid Tran- happeningbeing in containerkeenly followed shipping by general power- Electricboxes, many of whichdrives have the are WTP patmaking- the second hybrid and third row RTGs for Metagro (formerly Merford opment process, Paul Michon, “Our customers asked for cab- Turning to ergonomics, Me- battery,” explained Konecranes. stainer”, said MES. Tly and thesystems crane marketsupplier specifically. Conductix- Over moretern, continues popular to grow. today, evenoperations. for terminals Cabins) has launched its next- global account manager at Me- ins that are more sustainable with tagro started manufacturing its Konecranes is also having suc- An NZE Transtainer offers a Wampfler.the past 12 Themonths company in particular, has theresupplied has It is worth recalling that last year, Elme ZPMC has also introduced a new ‘tip- generation RTG cabin. tagro, said that discussions with less maintenance,” continued next-generation suspended Er- cess with hybrid RTGs on the path to zero emissions, using a hundredsbeen a rapid of conductorgrowth in railintermodal systems railfor lookingintroduced its tonext zerogeneration emissions top lift ping spreader’ in the for emptying future free-flowing Drawing on its legacy of 35 customers identified “that there Michon. “After all, service and goseat this year. The operator east coast of the US. It is under- fuel cell instead of the diesel en- electricallyservices between powered China RTGs and Europe,(E-RTGs), and spreader for handling ISO, WTP and US bulk materials from a standard ISO con- years’ building crane cabins, the was a particular need for a con- maintenance mean downtime of seat is fully adjustable to differ- stood 20% of the 100 or so Kone- gine in the genset. “Zero-emis- andthis isit creatingis now new supplying opportunities. an increasing domesticHowever, containers mains-powered weighing upE-RTGs to 45t. Internationaltainer, or a container Container specially Terminal designed has new model has been developed cept with improved sightlines the RTG cranes, while work on ent body sizes and postures, and cranes RTGs at the Port of Hou- sion technologies such as hydro- numberZPMC of batteryhas developed systems fora cranespiggyback that haveThe ‘817not been INNOVATION adopted by west WTP’ coast is terde- convertedfor the purpose. its fleet The of spreaderZPMC RTGsis a 20ft, to to be robust, while contributing and an unobstructed downwards the terminals continues 24/7.” provides full support for the ston are now hybrids. gen fuel cell power modules are havespreader a diesel for genset.handling containers, non- minalssigned for ause variety with ofreach reasons, stackers. including Elme anon-telescoping hybrid system unit.from WorldCargoMi-Jack. At News the to greater safety, efficiency and view for the RTG cabins”. To reduce maintenance, the operator’s neck and back. In another relevant develop- advancing. However, establish- standardConductix-Wampfler containers and trailers.offers Abattery pro- thesaid incompatibilitythe new spreader of either is “estimated a cable reel to Sanhas reportedPedro Bay, on there other are tipping now MESspreaders hy- productivity of the operators. The cabin features a com- windows are glued from the out- The new Ergoseat is also ment noted on the front page of ment of required infrastructure solutionstotype test for of a therange core of mechanismequipment, andin- systemhave an or increased a conductor life expectancyrail system for of gan30%- bridrecently, RTGs including operating designs at Fenix from MarineRAM Commenting on the devel- pletely new construction, with side, not screwed, and the outside equipped with a full-colour this edition of WorldCargo News, will take time,” the company said. cludinga heavy STSload cranes,test of theRTGs, whole straddle unit havecar- tryrelated cranes to withfatigue top resistance pick handling. and standard Services in Los Angeles. In Long Beach, a reinforcing system that allows surface is covered with a light- touchscreen that controls cabin Paceco Group and MES have “MES is aggressively proceed- riers,been AGVscompleted. and tractors, but so far it is localDiesel case hybridconditions”. machines, on the oth- TTIVDL has supplied ordered spreaders six hybrid with RTGs integrated from The new Metagro RTG cabin a different angle of the floor weight ABS. This reduces cor- functions, such as the HVAC, announced the release of a new ing with ZE solutions, and cur- havingIn 2020, the mostZPMC success won witha breakthrough RTGs. Its er Reducinghand, are spreaderstarting toweight appear also in enables larger Kalmar.sheaves forAccording the Kuenz to FreeriderKalmar, theseautomated will window to enlarge the view. To rosion and maintenance. All the lighting and wipers, allowing NZE (near zero emission) RTG rently developing a hydrogen fuel hybridfirst order RTG insystem the usesinland a small market 100 kWfor numbers.Elme to increaseIn Oakland, the lifting SSA’s capacity Oakland in beRTGs ‘battery-powered’ supplied to Kloosterboer cranes inwhere Vlissingen the TTI in Long Beach has ordered six hybrid RTGs from Kalmar further improve the lines of sight, floor windows can be opened adjustments to be programmed Transtainer, and the start of a ZE cell power module for ZE Tran- dieselRMG genset cranes and in Germany.a 100 kWh The lithium-ion order was the cabin is equipped with a sus- from the inside for cleaning. quickly and easily. The touch- (zero emission) RTG Transtainer stainers. This will easily enable the battery.placed byThe Deutsche battery system, Bahn for which the Erfurt-is con- pended operator seat as standard, The cabling duct runs over screen also enables trouble- development project. MES first conversion of an NZE Transtainer nectedVieselbach to the Infield DC Rail-mountedbus through a Gantrybi-di- for a completely unobstructed the roof and in the wall. This shooting for the cabin systems, launched a hybrid Transtainer to a ZE Transtainer by simply re- rectionalCrane Project. 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An extra floor heater for constructed with an ABS, can be vertical support beams at the 200 kW diesel engine to deliver We plan to complete in-house multimodalWhen the transport diesel genset in China is off, hasthe risenbat- the additional demisting is available prefabricated in advance, which corner of the cabin, to the left fuel savings of 60% compared testing of the ZE Transtainer by teriessharply, are and the onlythe “requirements source of energy for for port all NEXT as an option. makes it quick and easy to install. and/or right of the operator. with a regular RTG with an en- March 2023.” ❏ RTGand railway functions operations – hoisting, equipment trolley motion, are Title...... gantryhigher travellingand higher”. and Ratherother auxiliaries. than chang In- subscription package thising mode,spreaders the for batteries different have containers the ability and to ...... fullytrailers, absorb ZPMC all regenerative said operators energy. are looking WorldCargo News brings you worldwide news, features and analysis, updating you on Straddle or RTG? forThe new energy “multi-function demand from spreaders”. crane opera- the latest in containerisation, cargo handling, port and terminal operations and Company ...... tions,“Compared however, withis higher similar than foreign the regen mod- erativeels, the energynew type flowing of spreader back canto the quickly bat- intermodal developments. teryrealise bank multi-mode for reuse, andswitching, the battery and statethe ...... ofend charge translation (SOC) graduallymechanism decreases can adjust to its GENERATIONTo ensure you get your personal monthly copy plus ezine and online access send us this minimumthe lifting limit.point At in thisthe point,width the direction, genset form and we will start your subscription with the very next issue. 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US, the The use time of USrequired domestic for gen53ft- ranted comparison with much restrictions, and so on. “It’s very set warm-up does not apply, nor does the bigger RTGs in container difficult to sell a new product concern for diesel fuel re-fill and associ- VDL Containersystemen bv • Industrieweg 21 terminal yards, with powerful virtually,” said managing direc- ated issues.” diesel-electric, or hybrid or full tor Martin McVicar at a virtual 132 RAM VDL Containersystemen 5527 AJ Hapert • The Netherlands electric drives. This could also press conference hosted by the The pathway to zero Phone +31 (0)497 38 70 50 • www.vdlcontainersystemen.com be for other reasons, however. company in early February. Looking at the US market, it seems that One of the target markets for “You need to be able to dis- diesel-electricspreaders hybrid RTGs have found Combilift is Australia, where a cuss what the customer wants acceptanceConstruction on the of westthe newcoast. Tuas Initially, Mega the California Air Resources Board and the straddle carrier operator does and how you can design the Port in Singapore has been a boon • AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE not require a licence, whereas a product to match those require- Southfor RAMCoast Spreaders,Air Quality which Management has a operator does. ments. We have a very wide geo- Districtlong-term were relationship pushing terminal with PSA. operators • FULL RANGE OF SPREADERS to jump to fully electric yard equipment In terms of specification, the graphical footprint. Trade shows So far, RAM has supplied 84 units • MODULAR DESIGN Combi-IMSC is clearly an evo- are an important part of our inof one its step. all-electric single-lift ARMG lution of the Combi-SC low sales and marketing approach, spreader for the new yard cranes. Of • STATE OF THE ART throughput straddle carrier, and and they were all cancelled.” these, 56 units have been supplied to PERFORMANCE & QUALITY We automate, particularly how that product The ‘selling points’ of the KalmarZPMC, and 28 units to Wuxifor Hua has evolved into a wider span Combi-IMSC are its design Dong Heavy Machinery. • LOW MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS ‘straddle crane’ for heavy or out- simplicity and the fact that in- On the STS side, RAM has sup- Maritime • IN HOUSE WELDING-, ELECTRIC- & size piece goods and component termodal margins are very tight, Sepetibaplied 48 Electro-Hydraulic Telescop- you operate. handling in industry, construc- particularly for mid-sized, re- Whileic Twin hybrid Lift SpreadersRTGs are to becoming the two HYDRAULICS DEPARTMENT tion yards, and so on. gional terminals with limited moreOEMs popular, building they the are first not STS for everycranes- Supplied as an ISO container and/or irregular traffic flows. one.for Tuas. This Fortymonth, of Kalmar the spreaders announced went a • SPECIALISED IN TAILOR-MADE Camco Technologies is a pioneer in the automation of the container hand- handler, the Combi-SC is aimed Normally, the entry cost for an contractto ZPMC, with and Companhia eight units Siderúrgica to Hyun- SOLUTIONS Intermodal over process. The Camco image recognition and location-based automation at shippers that need to ground intermodal terminal is a reach Nacionaldai Samho. (CSN) The cranesfor nine are RTGsof double for solutions provide accurate and essential data for terminals to optimize containers for stuffing or strip- stacker, but at a certain level of thetrolley Sepetiba construction, Tecon terminal so two inspreaders Rio de • VERY SHORT RESPONSE TIMES operations. Our proprietary hardware and software solutions integrate ping and then reload them to throughput, this may be too ex- Janeiro,are required Brazil. per With crane. a lifting PSA’s capacity order FOR BOTH INQUIRIES AND SERVICE truck chassis. In key markets pensive, taking into account that of 40t under the spreader, the RTGs seamlessly with any terminal operation system and are implemented in more for phase one of Tuas was for 24 STS for the product, such as New the required investment includes willcranes, span with six container ZPMC rowssupplying plus truck 20 than 250 terminals all over the world. Zealand, where loading docks expensive paving all the way lane,units with and Hyundaione-over-six Samho high four stacking. units. Ro-Ro are relatively uncommon, it along the rail track to take heavy The“These machines spreaders will are have some a ofdiesel the competes with the ubiquitous wheel loads and withstand tyre gensethighest withquality a Variablewe have Speed produced,” Gen- Experience our next generation RTG cabins. ‘sideloader’ trailer (self-loading scrub. erator system, which automatically said Philip Lee, CEO of RAM Safer, with optimal lines of sight and full downwards view. Stronger, with a reinforced cabin construction and optimized force trailer). This is haulier-owned The first Combi-IMSC was optimisesSpreaders. the “Designed RPM according with 4M to liftthe- distribution. Sustainable, with lightweight ABS cover & less corrosion. Ergonomic, with climate control and our special Ergoseat, equipment and road transport installed at an intermodal termi- requireding cycles, power, with fully new electric improved Bromma de- Strength through cooperation is more expensive than using a nal in the Netherlands, believed spreaders, and large tyres that enable for full body support and a healthy sitting positon. Logistics To find out more, contact us sign safety factors, these spreaders regular road truck. to be in the Port of Moerdijk. minimalare also groundequipped pressure. with the highest We create ergonomic and comfortable working environments for (remote) crane operators, at [email protected] Like the Combi-SC, the Other target markets include qualityThe componentsRTGs will that behave fittedbeen or visit camcotechnologies.com Combi-IMSC is equipped Australia, where relatively low- withproven Kalmar’s with PSA, SmartRail made possible automated only LQRUGHUWRLQFUHDVHWKHLURYHUDOOSURGXFWLYLW\DQGHI÷FLHQF\ with an economical John Deere cost RTGs for mid-sized inter- gantryby our steeringlongstanding system relationship and its Smart and- VDL Automated Vehicles • Terheijdenseweg 169 diesel engine with direct hy- modal terminals are already sup- Railunderstanding CPI system of forPSA’s real-time operational con- VDL+31 (0)85 Automated 484 3900 - [email protected] Vehicles - www.metagro.nl4825 BJ Breda • The Netherlands draulic drive and super-elastic plied by Isoloader. tainerdemands location. and requirements.” Phone +31 (0)76 579 2700 • www.vdlautomatedvehicles.com

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