Advanced MTS for Manila
International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently added a new line of multi-trailer system (MTS) at the Manila International Container Terminal.
Composed of one tractor unit and several trailers, a MAFI MTS can simultaneously carry three forty foot containers and is the newest and one of the most advanced pieces of equipment at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT).
The MTS allows for the transportation of more containers in a single haul compared to the traditional single-trailer system.
ICTSI now deploys short MTS (two or three trailers in a set) at the MICT Berth 5 for short-distance trips to and from Berth 6.
One MAFI tractor can handle multiple trailer sets in ‘ship-to-stack’ mode. Meanwhile, an MTS made up of three trailers can transport containers to and from the wharf during vessel operation. In this mode, one tractor can haul a maximum of three forty foot containers or six twenty foot equivalent units in a single travel.
MICT received 16 units of Houcon Holland custom-made trailers for the MTS which arrived recently on the ER Freemantle.