Saigon Newport opts for greener RTGs

The 6+1 wide and 1-over-5 high machines, which are guaranteed to provide high performance, low operating costs and no local emissions, will be capable of handling 40-tonne loads and be equipped with Cargotec’s autosteering and container position verification system, Smartrail.

To be delivered during the second quarter of 2011, they will join the port’s 26 Kalmar all-electric E-One RTGs that are in operation at the Cat Lai and Cai Mep container terminals.

“We are very satisfied with our existing fleet of Kalmar E-One RTGs, so we were pleased to know that Cargotec could offer machines with the same reliability but an even lower environmental impact. This, combined with the payback on energy costs, helped us make our decision,” said Vu Hoang Hai, deputy manager of SNP.