TURKS OPT FOR KALMAR RTGS
Mardas Marmara Deniz Isletmeciligi, the container terminal operator in the Mardas Port area of the Ambarli Port Complex in Istanbul, has ordered six Kalmar E-One all-electric RTGs. Each unit will be equipped with Smartrail® and Remote Machine Interface (RMI).
Despite having commenced operations just 10 years ago, MCT recorded a container throughput of almost 3.2m TEU in 2004 and is looking at a further significant volume increase for 2005. The terminal’s entire yard operation is dependent on a fleet of straddle carriers – an interesting phenomenon in a transhipment operation of such scale. Asked why MCT is ‘bucking the trend’ by operating straddle carriers rather than RTGs or RMGs, Tim Halhead, Medcenter’s COO, explains that it is all down to terminal specifics.
The 16-wheel E-One RTGs will be delivered and fully erected at Mardas by the end of May 2006. They will be able to stack one over six containers high and nine plus one wide.
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