Grangemouth invests in new fleet for container terminal
Scotland’s largest port, Grangemouth got the keys for its new fleet of forklift trucks as part of the multi-million pound investment programme at Scotland’s Container Terminal, the company said in its press release.
The new fleet of 15 Hyster forklift trucks, provided by Briggs Equipment, has replaced the port’s existing machines. All the new trucks benefit from the latest Euro 6 diesel engines and will help the port to meet its target of reducing CO2 emissions generated through its operations.
The arrival of the new machines follows the announcement in June of a major investment programme at the port to increase its capacity for storing both conventional containers and reefers (refrigerated containers) and the commissioning of a feasibility study into deepening the shipping channel within the port to handle larger vessels.
The resurfacing at the terminal was also completed this month (November) and now boasts heavy duty concrete pavement with additional storage lanes for laden containers in addition to improved equipment access to landside and shipside operations. The investment is designed to increase the busy container terminal’s total storage yard capacity to 12,000 TEUs (the industry standard container size of twenty foot equivalent units) – a 50% increase since 2005.
As well as delivering fuel cost savings and environmental improvements, the Hyster range also provides the most effective solution for meeting one of the port’s biggest challenges, the wide variety of goods passing through. The new fleet consists of 12 tonne, 7 tonne, 5 tonne and 3 tonne counterbalance trucks.
