18.02.2019

First zero emission US port crane fleet

Miami’s South Florida Container Terminal has ordered six Kalmar zero emission rubber tyred gantry cranes.

The cranes will be delivered in early 2020 to the Port of Miami, and will make the terminal the first container terminal in the country with 100 percent zero emission RTG cranes, as well as the first in the port. They will be equipped with a busbar energy system and operator assist features such as auto steering and container stack profiling.

South Florida Container Terminal provides full stevedoring and terminal services to a number of shipping lines. The cranes will be delivered as part of an ongoing redevelopment project at the terminal.
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Kalmar RTGs

South Florida managing director Mark Baker said: “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.”

Kalmar vice president of sales Troy Thompson added: “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.”
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Mark Baker of SFCT (L) and Troy Thompson of Kalmar sign the agreement