卡尔玛RTG及流程自动化技术提高美国诺福克南方多式联运码头的产能
卡尔玛新闻摘要，2019年1月8日
卡尔玛与美国诺福克南方公司达成协议，提供4台卡尔玛SmartPower轮胎式龙门起重机（RTG）及配套的流程自动化解决方案。此项订单已录入卡哥特科2018年第四季度订单，计划于2019年第四季度完成交付。
诺福克南方公司是美国领先的运输公司之一，子公司诺福克南方铁路公司业务遍及美国23个州，运营里程数达1.95万英里，服务于美国东部的各主要港口，并有效连接其他铁路运输商。此外，该公司也是煤炭、汽车产品和工业制品的主要运输商。
卡尔玛SmartPower RTG将支持该公司位于伊利诺斯州芝加哥市兰德斯和田纳西州孟菲斯市罗斯维尔的两个多式联运码头的运营，助其提升码头的处理能力。
4台RTG还将提供配套的卡尔玛SmartPort流程自动化解决方案，包括卡尔玛SmartRail自动大车转向方案、解决集装箱丢失问题的卡尔玛SmartStack智能堆垛方案和卡尔玛SmartMap可视化工具，从而实现更加安全、快速、有效地搬运集装箱。
卡尔玛美国销售副总裁Troy Thompson表示：“我们很高兴可以继续和诺福克南方公司合作，支持其优化多式联运码头的运营。卡尔玛成熟的SmartPower RTG在处理集装箱时可完美兼顾提高生产力和降低成本。”
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply Norfolk Southern with four Kalmar SmartPower rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) equipped with a suite of process automation solutions. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2018 Q4 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed by the end of Q4 2019.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the USA's leading transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route miles in 23 states, serves every major container ports in the eastern United States and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. In addition to containers, the company is also a major transporter of coal, automotive products and industrial goods.
The Kalmar SmartPower RTGs will be installed to extend capacity at the company's intermodal terminals at Landers in Chicago, Illinois and Rossville in Memphis, Tennessee. Two cranes will be installed at each terminal. The cranes will have a span of approximately 25 metres and will be equipped with Kalmar's electro-mechanical anti-sway system and a rotating Bromma spreader.
The cranes will also feature a number of Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions for safer, faster and more efficient container handling. These include the Kalmar SmartRail automated gantry steering solution and Kalmar SmartStack to eliminate the problem of lost containers as well as the Kalmar SmartMap visualisation tool. An optical character recognition solution will enable the cranes to automatically identify containers, while the user interface will support operators to help streamline the stacking process, improve mobility and efficiency thought the yard, and decrease truck waiting times.
The Kalmar SmartPower RTG uses up to 10 litres less fuel per hour than most diesel RTGs on the market, thanks to its significantly smaller diesel engine and intelligent power management system.
Troy Thompson, Vice President, Sales, Kalmar Americas: "We are very pleased to be able to continue our collaboration with Norfolk Southern and to support them with the optimisation of their intermodal operations. The proven Kalmar SmartPower RTG provides the perfect balance between productivity and cost efficiency in a variety of container-handling applications."
Further information for the press:
Troy Thompson, Vice President, Sales, Kalmar Americas, tel. +19194714000
Maija Eklöf, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 4096, maija.eklof@kalmarglobal.com
Kalmar offers the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy industry. Kalmar is the industry forerunner in terminal automation and in energy efficient container handling, with one in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution. Through its extensive product portfolio, global service network and ability to enable a seamless integration of different terminal processes, Kalmar improves the efficiency of every move. www.kalmarglobal.com
Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2017 totalled approximately EUR 3.2 billion and it employs over 11,000 people. www.cargotec.com
