PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, which is the fifth largest port in the UK, has contracted Konecranes to convert the primary power supply of four diesel-driven Rubber Tired Gantry Cranes (RTGs) to electric.
PD Ports expects to boost operational efficiency and reduce carbon emissions with this order, which was booked in August 2021.
The £1.2 million (US$1.6 million) conversion project will mean that 70% of PD Ports’ RTG fleet runs on electric and forms the latest step in decarbonisation...
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