New equipment for MICT in the Philippines
Four new hybrid rubber-tyred gantries (RTG) have been acquired by the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI).
The new RTGs, manufactured by the Japanese company Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), are part of the total 16 unit fleet that runs on a combination of a 22kVah Li-ion battery and a smaller diesel engine. They are expected to reduce terminal emissions by up to 40%.
The new RTGs will be deployed immediately. Eight more hybrid RTGs, along with another pair of super post-panamax quay cranes are due for delivery before the end of Q3/2019.
After receipt of all the new equipment, the MICT fleet will be composed of 18 quay cranes and 58 RTGs. ICTSI has invested more than USD 80 million for capital equipment in MICT, enabling the country’s largest and most technologically advanced container terminal to meet rising levels of demand in the era of neo-panamax vessels. (kd)