APMT Barcelona commissions 17 Konecranes hybrid straddle carriers

APM Terminals (APMT) Barcelona, along with customers, authorities,

carriers.

These versions reportedly consume up to 32.5 per cent less fuel than even

the most contemporary cranes, lowering the terminal’s yearly CO2 emissions by 50

tonnes.

Managing Director of APM Terminals Spanish Gateways, Julián Fernández,

said: “It is, the materialisation of the beginning of our path towards the

electrification of our equipment, in line with our global objective of reducing

our emissions by 70 per cent by 2030, and to achieve net zero by 2040.”

The President of the Port of Barcelona, Lluís Salvadó stated: “As one of

the main players in the Port Community of Barcelona, it was important that APMT

Spanish Gateways was not only involved in the modernisation and decarbonisation

of our port, but also leading pioneering initiatives, such as the implementation

of hybrid cranes.

“These investments help us to become an increasingly competitive and

sustainable port, supporting the growth of the economy and the well-being of our

citizens.”

In line with the APMT net zero 2040 goals, APMT Barcelona is reportedly

meeting 7.5 per cent of its energy needs with solar panels and will soon achieve

emission neutrality with the launch of a major electrification pilot project

that will test five electric straddle carriers, the first in the

Mediterranean.

The Spanish Government’s Moves Singular Projects II Programme is supporting

APMT’s revolutionary solution, which is being developed for the first time

globally.

The hybrid technology employed by APMT Barcelona’s 17 new straddle carriers

will gradually enter production, replacing existing older equipment in the

yard’s 74-vehicle container handling fleet.

In April, Arawak Port Development Limited (APD) ordered a Konecranes

Gottwald ESP.6 mobile harbour crane to add extra capacity to its terminal at the

Port of Nassau.