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Ports America Chesapeake orders eco-Konecranes equipment

Ports America Chesapeake (PAC) will receive 15 new hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes by January 2022 to expand operations and reduce diesel emissions at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal.

[s2If is_user_logged_in()]The contract between the two companies was signed in January 2021 as a part of the terminal’s expansion investments focused on ensuring the terminal is equipped with the latest technologies and equipment.

Konecranes claims the new equipment will reduce the terminal’s environmental impact and will increase efficiencies and the current RTG container handling capacity.

“Ports America Chesapeake has set a goal for reducing its carbon emissions in the years to come, and I’m pleased that we were able to meet their requirements for operational flexibility and eco-efficient operations,” commented Mario van den Heuvel, director of RTG product line at Konecranes Port Cranes.

The new cranes are in line with the terminal’s long-term plan to have a fully electric operation and zero tailpipe emissions, while maintaining truck turn times, while they build upon Seagirt’s current fleet of RTGs and will replace older equipment.

Konecranes will deliver the new RTGs, which will be remotely operated and equipped with a number of operator and safety-enhancing smart features, in three batches starting in the first quarter of 2022.

Ports America is the largest terminal operator and stevedore in the US, operating in more than 33 ports and 70 locations in North America. Ports America Chesapeake’s Seagirt Marine Terminal is currently handling an annual volume of just over 1 million TEU and, due to a boost in e-commerce, continues to break monthly container handling records, according to a statement.

“As we anticipate additional e-commerce growth and numbers to continue to rise at the Port of Baltimore with the expansion of the Howard Street Tunnel, we are committed to finding sustainable expansion solutions, like our partnership with Konecranes,” said Bayard Hogans, vice president of PAC.

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