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Maersk's APM Terminals Vado orders 19 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers
MAERSK's APM Terminals has ordered 19 Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers for the new 800,000 TEU capacity Vado terminal, now under construction west of Genoa on Italy's Ligurian Coast.
The facility will be the world's first container terminal to employ an entirely hybrid straddle carrier fleet.
The advanced regenerative energy system designed for the hybrid (diesel-electric) straddle carriers converts energy from operational braking and lowering of the spreader into electric power.
An automated computer-assisted power system determines the most efficient balance between the diesel engine and battery power.
"The enhanced hybrid power will result in an estimated 30 per cent reduction in fuel consumption, as well as a reduction of an estimated 50 tons of CO2 annually per unit," said APM Terminals Vado manager Carlo Merli.
The Port of Vado is located in northwestern Italy in the Region of Savona, near the major Italian commercial and population centre of Genoa.
In February of 2008, the Port Authority of Savona-Vado signed a concession agreement with APM Terminals. The deepwater terminal is to become operational in January 2018 with the ability to handle 18,000-TEU vessels.
The facility will be the world's first container terminal to employ an entirely hybrid straddle carrier fleet.
The advanced regenerative energy system designed for the hybrid (diesel-electric) straddle carriers converts energy from operational braking and lowering of the spreader into electric power.
An automated computer-assisted power system determines the most efficient balance between the diesel engine and battery power.
"The enhanced hybrid power will result in an estimated 30 per cent reduction in fuel consumption, as well as a reduction of an estimated 50 tons of CO2 annually per unit," said APM Terminals Vado manager Carlo Merli.
The Port of Vado is located in northwestern Italy in the Region of Savona, near the major Italian commercial and population centre of Genoa.
In February of 2008, the Port Authority of Savona-Vado signed a concession agreement with APM Terminals. The deepwater terminal is to become operational in January 2018 with the ability to handle 18,000-TEU vessels.
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