In December 2017, Kingston Freeport Terminal Ltd. ordered eight Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers to strengthen its container handling operation at Kingston Container Terminal in Kingston, Jamaica, the company said in its press release.
Kingston Harbor is one of the widest and deepest natural harbors in the world, and Kingston Container Terminal is well-positioned to exploit its natural advantages as a transshipment hub for the benefit of Jamaica and the entire Northern Caribbean.
Kingston Freeport already operates 25 Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers, mainly of the N SC 644 E type. These are diesel-electric straddle carriers that stack containers 1-over-3. They are very eco-efficient and maneuverable machines, with a built-in growth path to automated operation.
The eight new Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers will be delivered in July 2018, bringing Kingston Freeport’s Konecranes Noell straddle carrier fleet to 33 machines.
Kingston Freeport uses the Konecranes Noell Fleet Management System (FMS) with its straddle carriers. The Konecranes Noell FMS was developed in-house. It enables the customer to monitor the condition of its Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers at any time during operation.
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. In 2016, Group (comparable combined company) sales totaled EUR 3,278 million. The Group has 16,600 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. Konecranes class A shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.