BTJ 3/2008 - Baltic Transport Journal

oundings. One of such clever answer for customer requirements are Kalmar
Edrive ESC W type with the new winch rope hoist option. Kalmar
has now launched the 7 generation of straddle carrier family that covers
all models from a shuttle carrier to 4-high straddle carrier. The other one
is CSC Straddle Carrier produced by Kalmar and equipped with original
Smoothlift hoist solution which combines strong performance with good
reliability. For the quick transportation from ship to the stack Kalmar Company
proposes SHC Shuttle Carrier. This concept combines Shuttle Carriers
with stacking cranes for better serving ship-to-shore cranes.
Storage and distribution of containers
Storage and distribution are two main functions of modern sea ports.
That is the reason why ports managers do their best to maximize reliability
and safety combined with high operating efficiency, long lifetime and low
maintenance costs of their facilities. Konecranes’ Container Yard Cranes including
the Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) and Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG)
cranes are surely designed according to the above standards. The new RMG
technology provides high performance, reliability, easy and improved
steering, low operating costs and energy consumption.
Konecranes Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes offer:
• unique patented Konecranes Active Load Control
(ACL) system providing effective sway prevention
and additionally horizontal fine positioning
of the spreader (the spreader can be moved up
to 300 mm in trolley/gantry travel direction without
moving the trolley/gantry),
• spreader trim with hoist machinery units eliminating
separate special trim mechanisms,
• no hydraulics on the crane, only on the spreader which
enables better reliability, less maintenance and lower
environmental risks,
• low energy consumption and noise level because of
advanced drives and power regeneration,
• rigid and durable compact steel structure,
• remote diagnostic system enabling the operators and
service technicians to analyze the productivity
and preventive maintenance needs of the cranes,
• the optional slewing trolley for very precise load
handling and load positioning for moving containers
between rail cars and road vehicles.
Wide Span Gantries and Automated Stacking Cranes are aimed as tools
for medium-sized container terminals. Together with Mobile Harbour
Cranes and Portal Harbour Cranes and the respective Gottwald software
package, these systems can be used to form automated Gottwald Compact
Terminals. Large-scale container terminals, in which containers have to be
transported, stored and distributed, can be served by Automated Stacking
Cranes and Automated Guided Vehicles co-working. They can be linked by
innovative management software from Gottwald Port Technology.
Another mobile handling equipment are the reachstackers manufactured
by, e.g., Kalmar, Liebherr, Fantuzzi or CVS Ferrari (said to be
the quickest machines available today). Ferrari reachstackers can handle
a telescopic 20’-40’ ISO container spreader of a 45-ton capacity as
a standard. They have got three different lifting capacities in the second
row from 25 to 36 tons; the additional offering also has the lightest
ground pressure, low fuel consumption, full PLC/CAN BUS integrated
management, and GSM connection for remote control.
On the contrary, Liebherr’s reachstackers are mainly characterized by a
curved telescopic boom, making hitherto unavailable handling possible.
Intermodal and trimodal handling
Report
Liebherr Reachstackers offer:
• access to the second and third row of containers with
out removing containers from the front row.
• easy loading/unloading of containers from or to below
ground level with direct access to the spreader
from the ground,
• stepless speed control with an automatic power
regulator enabling smooth travel movements
and maximum efficiency reflected in the remarkably
low fuel consumption,
• large, well equipped driver’s cabin and an all round
standard of visibility,
• special damping measures to enhance driver comfort
and to extend the reachstacker’s operating life
reducing maintenance costs.
Intermodal and trimodal solutions are required at the interchange
zones between different modes of transport. Gottwald Port Technology
Wide Span Gantries are particularly suitable for such cases – at inland terminals
for combined rail and road transport and in rail terminals of large
container transshipment sites.
Ferrari Intermodal, equipped with a modular design spreader with
integral piggyback, offers: longer legs, an extra wide opening, handling
of semi-trailers and swap bodies of the latest generation, and the possibility
to be retrofitted later on.
Liebherr’s wheel loaders are used in ports and harbours for load
transfer work, discharge of material from vessels, and for the loading of
trucks and rail cars. It is good to have a closer look at them because of the
fact that they consume as much as 40% less fuel than comparable machines
from other manufacturers. The model L 544 2plus2 upwards have
optimized hydrostatic travel gear for almost entirely jerk-free movements
at all travel speeds and traction levels. And, the Litronic® system ensures
optimum control of travel speed and all steering movements, and is therefore
ideally suited to working in restricted conditions.
3/2008 | Baltic Transport Journal | 29