RTG Cranes

Port Houston in Texas has ordered five Konecranes hybrid RTGs for its Barbours Cut Container Terminal to support its long-term improvement programme covering channel development and land infrastructure investment. The order was booked in Q3 2023, with the cranes to be delivered at the beginning of 2025. Port Houston is continuing to hybridise RTG container […]

The terminal operator COSCO Shipping Ports (Spain) Terminals, (CSP) has ordered 11 eco-efficient hybrid RTGs, with six machines for their terminal in Bilbao and five for its terminal in Valencia. The order was booked in Q3 2022. The value of the order is approximately 20 million euro. The order supports CSP Spain’s sustainability efforts and […]

Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc’s business unit operating at the Port of Manzanillo, is adding four new state-of-the-art rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to its landside equipment fleet to further consolidate cargo movement in Mexico’s most important port. Representing an investment of USD8 million, the new RTGs will help speed up container […]

A ‘battery megatrend’ has been gathering force for years on a global scale, first in electronic devices with the maturing of Li-ion battery technology and then in large devices such as automobiles. It’s part of a huge global effort to increase sustainability and reduce CO2 emissions. Konecranes is doing its part in the container handling […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with Dublin Ferryport Terminals (DFT) to extend the Kalmar AutoRTG system at the terminal with five new AutoRTG cranes over the next two years, with the delivery of the first machines scheduled to be completed during Q1 of 2022. Part of the container and terminal division of […]

A new intermodal terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, is set to become one of the largest and most modern terminals in Europe. The innovative crane technology for this comes from Kuenz, a market leader for intermodal container cranes. East-West Intermodal Logistics Ltd has 125 hectares of land at its disposal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, near the Ukrainian […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has entered into an agreement with Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for the supply of nine Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs). The cranes will be delivered to Sepetiba Tecon terminal, Brazil in the first quarter of 2022. Located in the Port of Itaguaí, less than 100km from Rio Janeiro, Sepetiba Tecon S.A. […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed an agreement with Béjaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA) for the order of one Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG). The order was booked in Cargotec’s second quarter order intake, with delivery taking place in Q2 2021. Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal (BMT SPA) is operated by Portek International Pte Ltd, who has […]

Konecranes USA has successfully retrofitted its RTG cranes at the Port of Boston with the latest Konecranes RTG technology, including both drive and control system and smart feature retrofits. The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) owns and operates the Port of Boston, a vital economic asset for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The safety, efficiency, and productivity […]