A Peruvian logistics company SAVAR has accepted delivery of a new Konecranes reach stacker for its Los Ferroles site N°50 at the Port of Callao, in Lima, the capital and the largest city of Peru.
The order of the equipment, distributed and supported by Trex, a lifting solutions provider in Perú, was booked in August 2021, while the machine started operation in December of the same year.
With a total of eight facilities and around 1,000 employees in the Lima area, SAVAR runs a wide range of supply chain services, including customer brokerage, freight forwarding, temporary warehousing, transportation, loose cargo storage, distribution, last mile and most recently, e-commerce.
Their maritime warehouses, customs warehouse and special projects require reach stackers to move containers and goods.
As growth in international trade has significantly increased transit volume, they decided to expand their operational capabilities with an additional lift truck.
“We already had two Konecranes reach stackers lifting five containers high and a third one lifting six. Our figures clearly show that they’ve improved our efficiency,” said Javier Kuoman, logistics manager and co-owner of SAVAR.
“With the new truck, we anticipate at least 15% increase in productivity as it also stacks 6 containers high, helping us to make the most of our available warehouse space. With a total of four Konecranes reach stackers working for us, we have the flexibility to serve every customer need,” he added.
The new reach stacker in Los Ferroles is a Konecranes SMV 4632 TC6H, a sturdy 46-ton machine that can stack up to a height of six high cube shipping containers. In addition, it is the first unit of this model to be manufactured in the Konecranes Markaryd factory. It was delivered in parts for easy transportation, and Trex Peru assembled and commissioned it on-site. Trex will provide SAVAR with specialized product support.
