Fourteen new Kalmar straddle carriers have arrived at the port of Tilbury this month as part of a £20million investment programme at the London Container Terminal (LCT).
Kalmar delivered the four-high machines to the port where LCT’s bespoke IT equipment has been fitted into each of the carriers which are now in use at the deepsea part of the terminal.
Perry Glading, Chief Operating Officer of Tilbury owner Forth Ports, said: “We have put in place a significant investment plan for the London Container Terminal, which will see the continued upgrading of the site and its equipment as we work to integrate container handling across both the deepsea and shortsea operations at Tilbury.
“LCT handles in excess of half a million containers a year, and is the only UK port truly servicing both deepsea and shortsea customers. In addition to the new straddle carriers we have also invested in a single reception gate covering both security and container processing, new cranes, a bespoke ICT system and surfacing work.”
The straddle carrier investment was aided by a Motorway of the Sea grant awarded to the ports of Tilbury and Bilbao, last year for the “IBUK – Intermodal Corridor” project, which aims to reduce congestion between the Iberian Peninsula and the UK by moving trucks off the road and onto a more efficient multimodal logistics corridor.
Kalmar delivered the four-high machines to the port where LCT’s bespoke IT equipment has been fitted into each of the carriers which are now in use at the deepsea part of the terminal.
Perry Glading, Chief Operating Officer of Tilbury owner Forth Ports, said: “We have put in place a significant investment plan for the London Container Terminal, which will see the continued upgrading of the site and its equipment as we work to integrate container handling across both the deepsea and shortsea operations at Tilbury.
“LCT handles in excess of half a million containers a year, and is the only UK port truly servicing both deepsea and shortsea customers. In addition to the new straddle carriers we have also invested in a single reception gate covering both security and container processing, new cranes, a bespoke ICT system and surfacing work.”
The straddle carrier investment was aided by a Motorway of the Sea grant awarded to the ports of Tilbury and Bilbao, last year for the “IBUK – Intermodal Corridor” project, which aims to reduce congestion between the Iberian Peninsula and the UK by moving trucks off the road and onto a more efficient multimodal logistics corridor.
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