The eight hybrid (battery/diesel) rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, manufactured in Poland, will come with several safety & performance features, such as stack collision prevention, auto-TOS reporting, and auto-steering.
The European Union's NextGenerationEU is funding the purchase as part of the National Recovery Plan in Poland.
"We chose the Konecranes RTGs because they offer the best combination of performance and lower emissions. They met our requirements in terms of the technical solution, warranty, value for the investment, and delivery time. This investment fits perfectly with our goal of improving handling capacity while reducing our environmental footprint," commented Maciej Maliszewski, Technical Director at Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) Gdynia.
Heikki Kreku, Director of RTGs, Port Solutions, Konecranes, added, "More than 225 Konecranes hybrid RTGs are now in operation worldwide, with this latest order reflecting their growing popularity in Europe, too. The fact that our 3,000th RTG will be built in Poland for BCT makes this delivery a milestone. Our manufacturing network in Poland has been a fundamental part of our global success with RTGs."
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