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Greener RTGs deployed in Manila
Mon, 21 Dec 2009
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has taken delivery of eight new RTGs at its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). Four of the cranes have so far been commissioned and are operating at the terminal.
Manufactured by Noell Crane systems (China), the new RTGs are fitted with Cummins QSM-11 engines, which are smaller with lower fuel consumption than existing RTGs at MICT.
The cranes are also fitted with Regen fuel saving and energy storage systems from Vycon. The flywheel system is designed to optimise the cranes’ diesel generator operation by storing energy during the lowering cycles and then quickly releasing regenerated energy for the crane’s lift cycles.
Each unit has a stacking capacity of one-over-five high with a span across six container rows. Each has an automatic steering using GPS as well as an automatic container positioning system. The telescopic spreader is capable of lifting 41 metric tonnes. With the addition of the new equipment, MICT now has 40 RTGs.
Manufactured by Noell Crane systems (China), the new RTGs are fitted with Cummins QSM-11 engines, which are smaller with lower fuel consumption than existing RTGs at MICT.
The cranes are also fitted with Regen fuel saving and energy storage systems from Vycon. The flywheel system is designed to optimise the cranes’ diesel generator operation by storing energy during the lowering cycles and then quickly releasing regenerated energy for the crane’s lift cycles.
Each unit has a stacking capacity of one-over-five high with a span across six container rows. Each has an automatic steering using GPS as well as an automatic container positioning system. The telescopic spreader is capable of lifting 41 metric tonnes. With the addition of the new equipment, MICT now has 40 RTGs.
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