Remote RTG first for HIT

Japan’s first methanol-fuelled ROROs to be built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, featuring energy-saving technologies and capacity for around 2,300 vehicles.

Network overviews from major liner alliances point to continuous decline in connectivity for the Port of Hong Kong.

Last year, all the Chinese ports handled 16.97 Bt, having exceeded their 2022 volume by nearly 8%. Shanghai throughputs surged, Hong Kong saw a downfall.

Throughput was down 15% at HPH Trust’s terminals in Yantian and Hong Kong in H1 2023, at a time when CAPEX increased 49%.

PSA Sines has ordered six Automated RTGs from Konecranes, a system it was previously working to implement with Kalmar.

Porto Itapoá will be the first port in South America to use remote controlled RTGs from ZPMC when it implements 10 new machines this year.