Kalmar to deliver 11 RTGs to Morocco’s new Tangier Mediterranean Port
Tangier Medgate SA – a joint venture formed by Eurogate, Contship Italia, MSC, CMA CGM and COMANAV – has awarded Kalmar an order for 11 E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.
The 7+1 wide and 1-over-5 high units, outfitted with Bromma twinlift spreaders and Kalmar’s autosteering and container position verification system, Smartrail®, will be delivered by May 2008.
The order was received in June this year. The RTGs are destined for the Tangier Medgate Terminal at the brand new Tangier Mediterranean Port – located at the crossroads of the major East-West and North-South container shipping routes.
Morocco’s greenfield port and intermodal site will offer world class services and state-of-the-art facilities when it opens in July 2008. Domenico Bagalà, Tangier Medgate SA Managing Director, comments on the decision to buy from Kalmar: “As a modern facility and terminal, our decision was influenced by Kalmar’s ability to provide proven, intelligent software that will help aid efficiency and minimise driver error.
The Kalmar E-One was the perfect solution to fulfill our need for high productivity combined with minimal environmental impact.”
Tangier Mediterranean Port, a project which began in 2002 and cost more than USD 2 billion to build, features an oil storage facility, a cereals terminal, a passenger port and a container terminal with a capacity of three million containers.
The government plans to spend up to USD 18 billion to improve the area’s infrastructure, putting it in a position to take advantage of Morocco’s status as the only North African country with free trade agreements with the United States and the European Union. -ends-
