b'2American Journal of Transportation ajot.comPort technology marches ahead despite pandemic port equipment & ThereisnoBy George Lauriat, AJOT wheeledoperationtechnology 2020doubtthatfroma theCovid-19pandemichastoamoreefficientstacking hadanegativeimpactonoperation. The purchases are ports as blank sailings andpart of GTs $100 million newroutingscutshipinitialinvestmentinthe calls.Nevertheless,theterminalrebuild.This pace for integrating newequipmentisthefirst technologiesandequip- part of a phased delivery menthasquickenedastodevelopanidenti-themarchtowardfiedcontaineryard. maritimetermi- Thecraneswillbe naldigitalizationdeliveredonsite andthegreeningfullyassembledby ofportoperationsisbeingKonecranes ready to be com-embracedasanoperationalmissioned to enter operations imperative.Despitethepan- oncetheyarddensification demic, there is a considerableproject is complete in the late amount of terminal expansionfall of this year.andrehabilitationunderwayInanotherexampleofNCP 14316 - 31 Min Later - AJOT - 8x10 - v2.0 Title: Here Today. Gone 31 Min Later.File Name:intheAmericasrequiringa(MARCHEScontinued onNC Ports C Pub:AJOTClient: Job #:14316 Trim Size:Full Page 8x 10hostofnewporttechnolo- page 4) InDesign CThe Port of Montevideo, Uruguay recently placed an order with Liebherr for two large electric rubber tire gantry cranes. App:Bleed Size:No Bleedgies. In many cases the termi- Colors:4C Close Date:1/31/20nal expansion is targeted to move into a new type of oper-ation, say wheeled to stacked oraddressingtheneedfor morereefersbutinevery instance,newtechnologies are being deployed.T erminalG rowTh ande co -e fficienciesTheglobaldesireto decarbonize marine terminal operations has become a socio-economic necessity and equip-ment suppliers have responded withanewgenerationof greener and more efficient equipmentandprocesses. BeingefficientandgreenerHere is also good for business as recentterminalequipment contracts attest. Forexample,Montecontoday.SA. (Port of Montevideo, Uru-guay) recently placed an order with Liebherr, a Swiss-based equipmentmanufacturer,forGonetwo large electric rubber tire gantry cranesthe first Lieb-herr RTGs to be deployed in Uruguay. The new RTGs fea-1 min ture BTG Autosteering, stack and gantry anti-collision, and a truck anti-lift system while an active front end (AFE) andlater.a CRD electric power supply eliminatesemissionsand reduces fuel consumption and noise. The ERTGs can handle ten-container wide truck lane and stack six containers high. And while the ERTGs will beWelcome to done.amorevisiblemanifestation ofthePortofMontevideosThink fast. Thirty-one-minutes-pedestal-to-presence,theportsalreadypedestal for a dual move. Our uncongested port working on employing block- and efficient gate turns have made us the port chain and 5G technologies towith the fastest turn times on the East Coast. advance automation and pro- Add three neo-Panamax cranes, our strategic ductivity at the Port. location, customized logistical solutions, and Similarly,thePortofreadily available berths and storage areas for Wilmington,Delawarealsocontainer, bulk, breakbulk and ro-ro operations, added eco-friendly RTGs. GTand its goods delivered, job done and mission USA Wilmington took deliv- accomplished. See how were never done eryoffiveelectricpowered RTGsfromKonecranes,ahelping you discover the power of DONE. Finnish-based crane manufac- 800.213.4430 // NCPorts.comturer. The electric RTGs span sevencontainerswideand can stack five high and their deployment converts the yard'