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Al Terminal Ravenna Container has commissioning a crane of dock in a position to operating on portacontainer gives beyond 6.500 teu
the modifications to a second crane will be completed at the beginning of the spring of 2014
September 20, 2013
Today to the Terminal Container Ravenna (TCR) of the port of Ravenna, completed the complexes work of technological adaptation, you have commissioning the first crane of dock of the harbour terminal in a position to operating on portacontenitori ships of the advanced cargo ability to 6.500 teu graces to a sbraccio that it arrives to 17 rows of container, a height under spreader of a 34,5 meters and ability to raising upgraded to 55 tons. Sul means is installed a new driver's cab devised from Brieda Cabins and equipped of the device Dynamic Control Station, with a decided improvement of the ergonomic conditions of guide of the crane operators of the port.
The first phase of the investment program from eight million euro is concluded so of ravennate the terminal face to the modernization of the equipment of dock, that it continues with the work of modification of a second crane of dock, transferred yesterday in the yard area, whose completion is previewed at the beginning of the spring of the next year. After six months of work, all inside carried out of the spaces of the terminal from OMG-MGM and Control Techniques (Emerson Group), the potenziamento of the operating ability to the dock cranes is therefore an active truth and working.
"The today's day - Luisa Babini has commented, president of Terminal Container Ravenna - represents for TCR the attainment of an ambitious and meaningful goal. The terminal can now offer to own customers a greater efficiency and operating flexibility and, once completed the work of dredging by the Harbour Authority, we will be able to accommodate larger ships. An attended fundamental development in that then they can begin the work of realization of the new terminal of Trattaroli Peninsula previewed in our investment plans".
"TCR- has added Milena Fico, general manager of the terminalista society of the group Contship Italy - it is moreover proud of the success with which the complex operations of revamping are carried out of the crane. Graces to a precious job of team with our partner technological and to the abilities to all staff TCR we are successful, facing also some weather adversities in the winter months, to complete the operations without some impact negative on the operativity of the terminal and the quality of the service offered to our customers. The new crane moreover is equipped of new technological solutions that afford an energy saving pairs to 30%. Smaller consumption and therefore greater attention to the atmosphere".
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