Lifting gear galore for new Port of Vuosaari
Cargotec’ s Kalmar division has delivered four new ship to shore (STS) cranes and nine other new container handling machines to the Port of Vuosaari at Helsinki in Finland.
This new equipment is being joined by other Kalmar machines that are being moved to Vuosaari from two existing smaller Helsinki ports and the Port of Kotka, bringing the total fleet of Kalmar machines at Vuosaari to 240. The operating activities of the smaller Helsinki ports will also be transferred to Vuosaari.
The Kalmar STS cranes are capable of servicing post-Panamax vessels in twin lift operation, where two 20ft containers are lifted simultaneously using a 40ft spreader. Preparations are being made for future tandem lift operation, in which two 40ft containers are lifted side by side.
The nine other items that have been supplied by Kalmar are three shuttle carriers, two electric straddle carriers, three EC DRT100 empty container stackers and one terminal tractor.
Kalmar has also been awarded maintenance contracts for the equipment in Vuosaari by their long term partners, Finnish port operators Finnsteve and Steveco. The full service contract for Finnsteve includes full maintenance, repairs and spare parts for the four Kalmar STS cranes. This is Kalmar’s largest STS maintenance contract to date and also includes the provision of a team of four on site experts. Steveco has commissioned Kalmar to provide maintenance for straddle carriers, terminal tractors and reachstackers at Vuosaari.
Vuosaari will be one of the most modern ports in the Baltic Sea when completed in 2009. The harbour will serve as Finland’s main gateway for unitised cargo. Imports will include food, consumer and durable goods such as cars, industrial raw materials and semi-manufactures. Exports will include forest based and engineering products.
