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ICTSI
Madagascar unit buys 4 new RTGs
Friday,
June 01, 2007 |
International
Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) African
unit, Madagascar International Container Terminal
Services Ltd. (MICTSL), has taken delivery of four
new rubber tired gantries (RTGs) for the Madagascar
International Container Terminal.
Acquired from Noell Crane Systems, the new RTGs
feature high capacity and performance with low maintenance
and user friendly operation.
The equipment’s one over five stacking capability
enables high capacity stacking in the container
yard. Operational performance is optimized through
the incorporation of design features such as a fully
electric trolley system with high efficiency electric
winches, anti-sway and electric jacks trim to provide
precision skew and auto-steering. These are supported
by a differential global positioning system operating
in conjunction with a local area network.
An environmentally-friendly performance is delivered
via the incorporation of the latest “green,”
low emission, new generation Cummins QSX engine
in the power train.
Ease of maintenance is a major feature in the overall
design, and is enhanced through remote crane monitoring
from the terminal workshop facility. As part of
the maintenance reduction effort, Noell Crane Services
worked closely with MICTSL in the training of MICTSL
maintenance staff. The staff was involved in the
final phases of the erection and commissioning of
the four RTGs at the manufacturing site and was
lectured on the RTGs’ design features. The
MICTSL maintenance staff also received intensive
training from Siemens on the AC vector control drives
and PLC systems, and from Cummins on electronic
engine programming, monitoring and troubleshooting.
The acquisition of the RTGs at the terminal not
only signals an upgrade of the current reach stacker
based landside handling system but also the deployment
of container handling technology that represents
a first in Madagascar, and is among the best available
worldwide.
“We are very
pleased to have completed this major order on behalf
of MICTSL which represents an important milestone
in the implementation of its investment program
at Toamasina,” said a spokesman for Noell
Crane Systems. “We are very confident in the
ability of the machines to make an immediate positive
impact on performance and the provision of major
new capacity. The technology, while cutting edge,
is proven and will undoubtedly play a major part
in upgrading the service offered to importers/exporters
and shipping lines alike,” he underlined.
ICTSI is a leading
developer in international container terminal operations.
Headquartered in the Philippines, ICTSI has an experience
record that spans container terminal operation in
six continents. |
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RTGs were loaded out a single vessel on its
way to Toamasina |
MICTL’s
four RTG Cranes underwent final commissioning
and testing at Noell Crane Systems in China |
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