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CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING diesel is only used for charging brid RTGs from Konecranes, 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 spreader 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 crane 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 reach stacker 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. DC/DC The converter, timing of is a utilisednew pig as- downwards view. construction guarantees better which reduces downtime. in 2009, and has since delivered placing the diesel generator with thegyback main spreader, energy sourcehowever, for couldthe crane. be a The co- Metagro has replaced hinged preservation of the cables and Touchscreens and monitors for more than 270 units of its hybrid a hydrogen fuel cell power mod- dieselincidence, genset as isZPMC connected says itto is the aimed DC atbus a Name................................................. windows with sliding windows, easy access during maintenance. crane control and other systems Transtainer globally. ule without modification of other andwider charges market. the battery without disturb- The hybrid Transtainer uses a drive systems or mechanical parts. ingZPMC normal RTGnoted operation.that the volume of which are easier to clean, as well The E-cabinet, which is also can be mounted on the large WorldCargo News .......................................................... as safer. 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