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EuroWire – January 2012 29
News
Corporate
Konecranes has awarded cable
manufacturer and supplier Tratos a
contract to supply medium voltage
rubber insulated and sheathed drum
reeling cables for its Automated Stacking
Cranes (ASC), to be used at the new
Muelle Prat container terminal in Spain.
Following the takeover of the Muelle Prat
container terminal from the Barcelona
Port Authority, Terminal Catalunya SA
(TERCAT) – a member of the Hutchison
Port Holdings (HPH) Group – has started
construction of a new 1,000m long quay
featuring 18 container stacking blocks
with 36 one-over-five ASCs.
The ASCs will be supplied by Konecranes
each with 450m of Tratosflex cable, which
has been specifically designed for high
speed reeling.
Tratosflex features a unique internal cable
design, with the structure tightened
against the internal relative movement.
This prevents the cable from twisting and
leading to possible breakage – extremely
dangerous when reeling at speeds up
to 300m/m. At Muelle Prat operational
speeds will be 270m/m.
As a result of this sophisticated, reliable
design, Konecranes now regularly
specifies Tratosflex cable for its ASCs
worldwide.
The first Muelle Prat berth was expected
to commence commercial operations in
late 2011/early 2012 after a short period
of testing and commissioning of the
container handling equipment and the
terminal operating system. It is expected
to have an annual handling capacity of
1.5mn TEU.
Tratosflex is part of a range of Tratos
cables to suit all types of reeling
applications, whether on drum reeling,
festoon or vertical. The cables can
supply power, control and signalling
functions including fibre optic cables and
components.
Tratos Ltd – UK
Fax: +44 1246 858001
Email:
Website:
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