Hutchison Ports BEST operates first fully electric reachstacker in Southern Europe

Hutchison Ports BEST has put into operation the first electric reachstacker in Southern Europe at the Port of Barcelona. 

The Sany model SRSC45E5 can lift 45 tonnes and stacks up to five containers through its telescopic arm and the terminal uses the reachstacker to handle containers in the area parallel to the railway terminal within the marine terminal, as well as in the Special Area facilitating storage of empty and full containers. 

The acquisition is part of an ambitious plan to reduce the carbon footprint of the terminal, making it the most sustainable and efficient terminal in Southern Europe.