EQUIPMENT NEWS Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) S.A. in Togo, West Africa, has confirmed it has ordered five more Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes. The order was booked in June 2021 and the new units are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2022. The order placed replicates identical RTGs already in operation at Lomé. The 16-wheel machines lift containers on a ‘1-over-6’ basis and are seven containers wide (plus a truck lane). Each unit is a fully electric ecolifting machine, powered by busbars and equipped with the smart features of Auto-steering and Stack Collision Prevention. Auto-steering keeps the RTG on a pre-programmed, straight drive path, while Stack Collision Prevention helps the crane operator to prevent container collisions when a container is moved in the bay direction. There is also a container anti-sway system called Dynapilot. Antoine Bosquet, VP Regional
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Sales EMEA, Konecranes Port Solutions, explains: “LCT is a customer of long standing. When these new cranes are delivered and commissioned, LCT will operate a fleet of 32 Konecranes’ RTGs. Today, there are over 200 Konecranes RTGs at
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work across West Africa.” Lomé Container Terminal is part of Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the terminal arm of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
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