20 Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to Algeciras mega terminal
CARGOTEC CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE MAY 26, 2009 at
1.30 PM EEST
20 Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to Algeciras mega terminal
Cargotec's Kalmar business area has been awarded a contract to
provide a fleet of shuttle carriers to TTI Algeciras S.A. in Spain.
These 20 Kalmar SHC240H shuttle carriers have a single-lifting
capacity of 40 tonnes and can stack containers 2-high. The equipment
will be delivered by January 2010.
The shuttle carrier fleet serves the needs of the new Algeciras
terminal by providing fast and flexible transportation between the
ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and automatic stacking cranes (ASC). The
key productivity benefit of the shuttle carrier is its ability to
leave and pick up containers from the ground eliminating waiting
times. Ship-to-shore cranes place containers from the vessel on the
ground, under the crane's back reach, from where the containers are
then collected by the shuttle carriers and transported to the
automatic stacking crane buffer area. This combination of equipment
working together achieves high productivity with lowest number of
horizontal transportation vehicles.
The TTI Algeciras terminal, with more than 1,200 metres of quayside,
will be able to serve vessels carrying up to 10,000 TEU. The terminal
is expected to handle more than 1.5 million TEU annually once it is
opened for operation in 2010. The new terminal serves as a hub for
transshipment between Africa, Northern Europe, the US east coast and
South America. TTI Algeciras is owned by Hanjin Shipping.
TTI Algeciras will be the second mega terminal operated with Kalmar
shuttle carriers. The first mega terminal, APM Terminals in Virginia
in the USA, started operation with its Kalmar shuttle carrier
horizontal transportation system in September 2007.
As part of its efforts on increasing terminals' productivity, last
year Kalmar launched its Kalmar AutoShuttle®, an automatic
self-loading shuttle carrier able to pick, place and transport
containers between STS and yard stacking cranes. Today, all Kalmar
straddle and shuttle carriers are prepared for automation and they
can be automated later as a part of a refurbishment project.
Further information for the press:
Ilkka Annala, Vice President, Kalmar Straddle Carriers, Cargotec,
tel. +358 40 5534851
Pauliina Koivunen, Communications Manager, Cargotec, tel. +358 400
253757
Further information for investors:
Paula Liimatta, IR Manager, tel. +358 204 55 4634
Cargotec improves the efficiency of cargo flows by offering handling
systems and the related services for the loading and unloading of
goods. Cargotec's brands, Hiab, Kalmar and MacGREGOR, are global
market leaders in their fields and their solutions are used on land
and at sea - wherever cargo is on the move. Extensive services close
to customers ensure the continuous usability of equipment. Cargotec
is the technology leader in its field, its R&D focusing on innovative
solutions that take environmental considerations into account.
Cargotec's sales totalled EUR 3.4 billion in 2008 and it employs
approximately 11,000 people. Cargotec's class B shares are quoted on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
www.cargotec.com
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