KOPER UPS CRANE CAPACITY
Luka Koper d.d., operator of container terminal facilities at the Port of Koper, Slovenia, has placed a new order with Konecranes for three electric rubber-tyred gantries (RTG). The order will increase the RTG fleet at the port to 30 units when the new items are delivered in February 2023.
These latest units are similar to the existing machinery in use at the port, which comprises low-noise electric RTGs equipped with cable reel systems and an auto plug-in option. This means the equipment is able to feed regenerative power back to the local grid.
In addition to energy-efficient LED lights, the RTGs benefit from a range of smart features including DGPS Auto-Steering, Auto-TOS Reporting, Auto-Positioning, Truck Lift Prevention and Stack Collision Prevention.
Konecranes states that this contract forms part of its ‘Ecolifting’ project which targets a reduction in the carbon footprint of container terminal equipment.
“Koper is a forward-looking container terminal operator with ambitious environmental goals, a quality that is strongly supported by our Eco lifting approach,” notes Adel Issa, Sales Manager EMEA, Konecranes, Port Solutions.
This order follows in the wake of two new Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore gantries that recently arrived at the port. The addition of these units raises to 11 the SSG fleet in service, at the port.
The port handled just short of one million TEU in 2021 and has an expansion project underway that aims to raise annual capacity to 1.5 million TEU/year.
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