Vahle’s electrified rubber-tyred gantry crane (eRTG) system has been installed at Felixstowe in a bid to increase efficiency and productivity, while simultaneously reducing emissions and fostering a sustainable future.
Felixstowe is the UK’s largest container handling port and is meeting its goals to become greener and more efficient with the introduction of the new system.
German mobile power and data transmission specialist Vahle has introduced several innovations to Felixstowe.
Firstly, it has upgraded its (e)RTGs with automated telescopic arms which can alternate between diesel fuel and electrical power from a nearby grid using a Vahle transference system.
Secondly, Vahle has implemented specially-created ‘conductor rails’ for the eRTGs to travel along, significantly reducing emissions and excess fuel costs.
"What's special about the Vahle system” explained Jürgen Henkel, port technology key account manager at Vahle, “is the synchronisation of the power supply, which enables uninterrupted switching from diesel-generated power to power from the grid."
The increased energy and logistical efficiency, fuel savings and sustainability already experienced atFelixstowe could lead to a complete electrification of the whole port in the near future, and signal a dramatic paradigm-shift in how container handling ports function.
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