Kalmar delivers six RTGs to Contecon Manzanillo in Mexico
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has delivered six rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Contecon Manzanillo Sociedad Anopmina (CMSA), the Mexican subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), one of the world's leading container terminal operators. The order was booked into Cargotec's 2015 first quarter order intake, the company said in its press release.
The Port of Manzanillo is undertaking an ambitious expansion project to position itself as the leading port in Latin America. Fortino Landeros, General Manager at Contecon Manzanillo, said: "Container traffic has increased, even surpassing productivity targets for the new terminal, and existing port capacity has doubled. Today, we can confirm that we are meeting our commitment to make Manzanillo the country's leading port."
Meeting the challenges, CMSA has successfully used Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, RTG cranes, reachstackers and terminal tractors and turned again to Kalmar for the new project. The terminal is also using terminal operating system (TOS) from Navis, part of Cargotec.
Kalmar E-One2 RTG features a low-emission diesel engine and an all-electric trolley, wheel turning and spreader. Because it uses no hydraulics, servicing is straightforward and there are fewer components to inspect and maintain. The E-One² RTG's maintenance interval of 1,000 hours is the industry's longest. The optional variable speed generator enables fuel consumption savings of up to 45 per cent by automatically optimising the engine's RPM according to the required power.
The RTG's were delivered with the necessary hardware pre-installed to support the Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions, which CMSA will be deploying in the future. These include Kalmar SmartRail automated steering system for RTGs, Kalmar SmartLift automated job promotion and handoff solution between container handling equipment and trucks, and Kalmar SmartStack automated inventory solution. Factory installation of the Kalmar SmartPort hardware saves time, money, and additional customisation work for CMSA.
