卡尔玛零排放RTG提升南佛罗里达集装箱码头的运力
卡尔玛新闻摘要，2019年2月13日
卡尔玛与南佛罗里达集装箱码头公司签订协议，提供6台卡尔玛零排放RTG（轮胎式龙门吊）。新RTG将配有母线能量系统和操作员辅助功能，如自动转向和集装箱堆垛分析功能。此项订单已录入卡哥特科2019年第一季度订单，计划于2020年完成交付。该码头将成为美国第一个拥有100％零排放RTG的集装箱码头，而新RTG也是迈阿密港的首台RTG。
南佛罗里达集装箱码头总经理Mark J. Baker表示：“能有机会通过码头再开发项目来增加产能，我们感到非常高兴。我们将为客户提供更好的服务，而且我们将通过全电动RTG实现生态效益。RTG的成功交付证明了卡尔玛有足够的能力和经验在全球范围内完成大型港口的再开发项目。 我们很高兴能与卡尔玛及其美国当地的支持团队合作。”
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply six Kalmar Zero Emission Rubber-tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) to South Florida Container Terminal, LLC. The cranes will be equipped with a busbar energy system and operator assist features like auto steering and container stack profiling. The order was booked in Cargotec's 2019 Q1 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed in early 2020. This will be the first container terminal in the United States that has 100% zero-emission RTG cranes. These are also the first RTG cranes that will be installed in the Port of Miami.
South Florida Container Terminal, LLC is a full service marine terminal located at the Port of Miami. Due to its ideal proximity to the Caribbean and the Americas, the terminal has established itself as a strategic point of entry and departure for cargo moving to the greater part of the world. SFCT provides full stevedoring and terminal services to some of the world's largest shipping lines.The Kalmar Zero Emission RTGs will be delivered as part of an ongoing densification and terminal redevelopment project at SFCT.
Mark J. Baker, Managing Director of South Florida Container Terminal stated: "We are excited about the opportunity to increase our capacity through this terminal redevelopment project. We will not only offer better service to our customers, but we will do it eco-efficiently with all-electric RTGs. Kalmar has proven their ability to handle large terminal redevelopment projects on a global scale with successful RTG deliveries. We are happy to work with Kalmar and their US-based support team".
Troy Thompson, Vice President, Sales, Kalmar Americas: "We are very pleased to be the first to bring zero emission yard cranes to Miami. We have worked extensively with the team at SFCT and are certain that our partnership will only strengthen further as we move through this major redevelopment project together".
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 2018 totalled approximately EUR 3.3 billion and it employs around 12,000 people. www.cargotec.com
