Kalmar Industries has been awarded an order for 22 E-One+ rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from South Africa’s Transnet Limited, parent company of port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT). The units will operate at the country’s newest port development, Port of Ngqura, on the Eastern Cape. Deliveries will commence in October of this year with the final cranes expected to arrive in April 2009. The new port is expected to be fully operational by mid 2009.
The 7+1 wide and 1-over-5 high RTGs outfitted with Bromma spreaders, will come equipped with Kalmar’s autosteering and container position verification technology, Smartrail®.
This order further strengthens Transnet Limited’s long-term partnership with the equipment manufacturer. Based on the success of its 18 Kalmar RTG cranes employed at TPT’s Pier 1 Container Terminal in Durban, the port operator turned to Kalmar yet again for the supply of an environmentally friendly and reliable stacking system.
Edwin Briggeman, Managing Director, Kalmar Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd, comments on the order:
“Transnet Limited and TPT have come to expect productive handling solutions from Kalmar, and with its additional order for RTGs, the terminal operator knows it will receive quality cranes and excellent service.”
Hamilton Nxumalo, General Manager Equipment at TPT’s head office, said that reliable equipment paired with true partnership is the reason for his company and Kalmar’s shared success in South Africa.
He adds: “Transnet Limited is responsible for the Port of Ngqura’s cargo handling and logistics management solutions. We know from past experience that Kalmar provides innovative and quality cranes which will help us meet the high expectations of this project.
“The Port of Ngqura is destined to be South Africa’s answer to its booming export market. Transnet Limited is confident that with Kalmar’s reliable equipment and excellent aftermarket support, we will help the country prosper by efficiently handling its growing container volumes.”
The Port of Ngqura, situated at the mouth of the Coega River in Algoa Bay and 20 kilometres east of Port Elizabeth, received its first vessel this month. The National Port Authority, South Africa’s port development agency, says Ngqura is designed to accommodate the country’s growing export and transhipment market. The new deepwater port is also expected to handle the goods produced by manufacturers in a new industrial zone located nearby. The port is being constructed initially to handle up to 970,000 TEU utilising two births, and is anticipating this will grow to 2 million TEU utilising four births.
TPT (previously South African Port Operations) recently awarded Kalmar a maintenance contract for all of its rubber-tyred equipment operating at Pier 1 Container Terminal, comprising 18 Kalmar E-One RTGs, two Kalmar reachstackers and a range of other-branded machinery. A dedicated maintenance team of approximately 20 Kalmar service technicians will work around-the-clock, 365 days a year to ensure that Pier 1 operates with the highest possible machine availability.
The 7+1 wide and 1-over-5 high RTGs outfitted with Bromma spreaders, will come equipped with Kalmar’s autosteering and container position verification technology, Smartrail®.
This order further strengthens Transnet Limited’s long-term partnership with the equipment manufacturer. Based on the success of its 18 Kalmar RTG cranes employed at TPT’s Pier 1 Container Terminal in Durban, the port operator turned to Kalmar yet again for the supply of an environmentally friendly and reliable stacking system.
Edwin Briggeman, Managing Director, Kalmar Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd, comments on the order:
“Transnet Limited and TPT have come to expect productive handling solutions from Kalmar, and with its additional order for RTGs, the terminal operator knows it will receive quality cranes and excellent service.”
Hamilton Nxumalo, General Manager Equipment at TPT’s head office, said that reliable equipment paired with true partnership is the reason for his company and Kalmar’s shared success in South Africa.
He adds: “Transnet Limited is responsible for the Port of Ngqura’s cargo handling and logistics management solutions. We know from past experience that Kalmar provides innovative and quality cranes which will help us meet the high expectations of this project.
“The Port of Ngqura is destined to be South Africa’s answer to its booming export market. Transnet Limited is confident that with Kalmar’s reliable equipment and excellent aftermarket support, we will help the country prosper by efficiently handling its growing container volumes.”
The Port of Ngqura, situated at the mouth of the Coega River in Algoa Bay and 20 kilometres east of Port Elizabeth, received its first vessel this month. The National Port Authority, South Africa’s port development agency, says Ngqura is designed to accommodate the country’s growing export and transhipment market. The new deepwater port is also expected to handle the goods produced by manufacturers in a new industrial zone located nearby. The port is being constructed initially to handle up to 970,000 TEU utilising two births, and is anticipating this will grow to 2 million TEU utilising four births.
TPT (previously South African Port Operations) recently awarded Kalmar a maintenance contract for all of its rubber-tyred equipment operating at Pier 1 Container Terminal, comprising 18 Kalmar E-One RTGs, two Kalmar reachstackers and a range of other-branded machinery. A dedicated maintenance team of approximately 20 Kalmar service technicians will work around-the-clock, 365 days a year to ensure that Pier 1 operates with the highest possible machine availability.