The contract is an important breakthrough for Konecranes on the Canadian West Coast. Konecranes has supplied ASCs to the Global group recently, for Global Container Terminals (GCTs) facility in Bayonne New Jersey, but this will be the first time its RTGs have appeared on the Canadian West Coast. The cranes will be delivered fully-erect in the spring of 2016. 

“The CSA-approved, hydraulics-free Konecranes RTGs on order are 16-wheel machines with a lifting capacity of 40 LT, lifting 1-over-5 high and 7-plus-truck lane wide. They will be equipped with a Tier 4f diesel genset and Konecranes’ Diesel Fuel Saver technology. The RTGs will also be equipped with Konecranes’ Active Load Control system, which eliminates container sway to increase container handling performance” Konecranes stated.

“After extensive investigation of RTG suppliers and configurations, Konecranes’ 16-wheel RTGs were selected. We believe the solution offers our operations the optimal balance of safety, performance, and quality to best service our customers,” remarked Eric Waltz, President of GCT Canada.

Connectivity is important for GCT Deltaport. The onboard RTG Crane Management System (CMS) will be linked to a central maintenance system at GCT Deltaport’s maintenance building, and additional hardware will be installed to connect the cranes to the TOS (Navis). 

“This order is a clear sign that our relationship with Global Container Terminals is deepening,” says Jussi Suhonen, Sales Director, Region Americas, Konecranes/Port Cranes. “I’m very pleased that GCT Canada selected us, and I am proud that our cranes will help to power the growth of Canada’s primary Pacific Gateway.”

More business could follow, GCT is known to be investigating options for upgrading the rail mounted cranes that serve its intermodal yard. Over 70% of Deltaport’s volume is handled from rail, and it is most likely to purchase high capacity RMGs.