At the end of September, the conversion of Paranaguá Container Terminal’s (TCP’s) third RTG (tire-operated gantry) crane from diesel to electric power was completed.
The equipment is already working on loading and unloading trains arriving at the terminal, which is the only one in southern Brazil with a railway with direct access to the primary zone, within the operations yard.
“The electrification process of the third RTG is in line with our commitment to sustainability and is part of the pilot plan to decarbonize operations at the Paranaguá Container Terminal. In terms of emissions reduction over the course of one year, the conversion of the three RTGs is equivalent to removing approximately 369 vehicles from the streets,” commented Kayo Zaiats, TCP’s health, safety and environment manager.
Compared to diesel models, the terminal’s eRTG cranes guarantee a 97% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to presenting 21% higher productivity in rail operations, which move, on average, 8,500 boxes per month.
TCP’s maintenance manager, Erico Luiz Manso, explains that “the new eRTGs offer a reduction of up to 80% in maintenance costs, in addition to being safer, after receiving new automation technology with the implementation of a translation correction system (auto-steering), meaning that the operator no longer needs to control the fine adjustment of the equipment’s direction on the translation lanes.”
