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Expanding the Port of Wilmington - Electrifying the Port - YouTube PORT OF WILMINGTON CELEBRATES FIRST PHASE OF PORT UPGRADES; GREENER, SAFER ENVIRONMENT Wilmington, DE, Sept. 30, 2021– Delaware Gov. John Carney joined state and local officials today along with port partners, the labor union representatives, customers and vendors and executives of GT USA Wilmington (GTW) in celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Port of Wilmington’s electrification project that brings a cleaner, greener, safer environment to the port. The opening of the new container yard project today featured a demonstration of 5 all Electric Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes. The yard project was completed at a cost of $37 million and is part of an $88 million investment in improvements by GT Wilmington since taking over operations at the Port in 2018. The port company is committed to investing up to $600 million at the current port site and in building a new facility at the nearby Edgemoor site on the Delaware River. Following the speeches by Governor Carney and the GT officials the star of the show was the demonstration by the new all-electric Kone Cranes. These cranes are some of the newest in the industry and have the following benefits to industry and environment: -100% electric no carbon emissions -Battery assisted for continued electric use when off the rail -Auto steering equipped for precision gantry travel -41 metric ton lifting capacity -Pin-point efficiency on container taken up (e.g., crane 2 just made a production pick in 15 minutes that would have taken a reach stacker 3 hours of labor, time and fuel burning.) -State of the art safety sensors to maximize safety of port employees and assets -Precision micro motions for direct loading and unloading of containers -Anti-sway hoisting functions -100% LED lighting throughout crane -Stack profiling equipped -RTGs are all electric which cost more up-front vs diesel but have the following benefits: -Longer life -Less maintenance -No hydraulics which improves performance and make them more eco friendly -If the RTGs need to change locations, a battery pack is mounted that is pre-charged to help move the crane -The RTGs are 7 container lengths wide with a drive lane -The RTGs can stack 5 containers high and carry over them “We want to thank Gov. Carney, state and local officials, our union partners and our customers for attending our celebration. Their continuous support is the anchor allowing us to gain a competitive edge at the Port of Wilmington,” said Peter Richards, CEO of Gulftainer, GT USA Wilmington’s parent company. “We are proud of our accomplishments and improvements to the Port over the past three years and look forward to continued success for the port and the people of Delaware over the next 47 years.” GT USA’s successes to date at the Port of Wilmington includes: -Saved the State of Delaware over $45 million in subsidies over the last 3 years – money that could now be spent on education and local communities -the creation of new union labor positions -increasing container storage capacity from 350,000 TEUs to 650,000 TEUs -improvements to the Port’s cold storage warehouses -extending rail to link 6 of the 8 berths at the Port’s, all of which now have 38-foot depths -the addition of three new 45-ton reach-stackers, and 16 terminal tractors Additionally, GT USA upgraded the port’s information technology system and terminal operating system. “These improvements increase overall productivity and operational capabilities at the port, improve our customer service levels, and create a cleaner, greener, safer environment,” Richards said. “We stand steadfast in our unwavering commitment to the state of Delaware and to the Port of Wilmington.” Richards said “Permitting for the new port facility at Edgemoor is expected by year-end 2021 and construction could begin in 2023.” - - - - - About the Port of Wilmington, Delaware Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington is a full service Mid-Atlantic seaport on the Delaware River strategically located to provide overnight access to 200 million North American consumers. Wilmington ranks as North America’s top banana port and the nation’s leading gateway for imports of fresh fruit and juice concentrates. The Port was one of the originally certified ‘360 Quality’ marine terminals in the United States, and now has Safe Quality Food Certification, underscoring its high-quality handling standards for perishable cargo. An economic engine for the State of Delaware and the region, business activity at the Port creates over 5,900 family sustaining jobs and annually generates $436 million in business revenue, $409 million in personal income and $41 million in local taxes. The Port is operated by GT USA Wilmington, LLC. For further information, visit www.portofwilmington.com About GT USA GT USA is the U.S. division of Gulftainer, a privately-owned, independent port operator and logistics company with operations and business interests in the Middle East, and the United States. GT’s presence in North America expanded in 2018 with the signing of a 50-year concession agreement with the state of Delaware to manage and operate the Port of Wilmington, a deep-water port and marine terminal serving the Eastern Seaboard. The company’s first venture into the USA came in 2014 with the signing of a 35-year agreement to operate Canaveral Cargo Terminal, a multi-purpose cargo and container terminal in Florida. For more information, visit www.gulftainer.com/US For further information contact: Kathryn Bradley Communications GT USA Wilmington (302) 354 4096 (Cell) (302) 472-2028 (office)
Wilmington, DE, Sept. 30, 2021– Delaware Gov. John Carney joined state and local officials today along with port partners, the labor union representatives, customers and vendors and executives of GT USA Wilmington (GTW) in celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Port of Wilmington’s electrification project that brings a cleaner, greener, safer environment to the port.
The opening of the new container yard project today featured a demonstration of 5 all Electric Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes. The yard project was completed at a cost of $37 million and is part of an $88 million investment in improvements by GT Wilmington since taking over operations at the Port in 2018. The port company is committed to investing up to $600 million at the current port site and in building a new facility at the nearby Edgemoor site on the Delaware River.
Following the speeches by Governor Carney and the GT officials the star of the show was the demonstration by the new all-electric Kone Cranes. These cranes are some of the newest in the industry and have the following benefits to industry and environment:
“We want to thank Gov. Carney, state and local officials, our union partners and our customers for attending our celebration. Their continuous support is the anchor allowing us to gain a competitive edge at the Port of Wilmington,” said Peter Richards, CEO of Gulftainer, GT USA Wilmington’s parent company. “We are proud of our accomplishments and improvements to the Port over the past three years and look forward to continued success for the port and the people of Delaware over the next 47 years.”
GT USA’s successes to date at the Port of Wilmington includes:
Additionally, GT USA upgraded the port’s information technology system and terminal operating system.
“These improvements increase overall productivity and operational capabilities at the port, improve our customer service levels, and create a cleaner, greener, safer environment,” Richards said. “We stand steadfast in our unwavering commitment to the state of Delaware and to the Port of Wilmington.”
Richards said “Permitting for the new port facility at Edgemoor is expected by year-end 2021 and construction could begin in 2023.”
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About the Port of Wilmington, Delaware
Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington is a full service Mid-Atlantic seaport on the Delaware River strategically located to provide overnight access to 200 million North American consumers. Wilmington ranks as North America’s top banana port and the nation’s leading gateway for imports of fresh fruit and juice concentrates. The Port was one of the originally certified ‘360 Quality’ marine terminals in the United States, and now has Safe Quality Food Certification, underscoring its high-quality handling standards for perishable cargo. An economic engine for the State of Delaware and the region, business activity at the Port creates over 5,900 family sustaining jobs and annually generates $436 million in business revenue, $409 million in personal income and $41 million in local taxes. The Port is operated by GT USA Wilmington, LLC. For further information, visit www.portofwilmington.com
About GT USA
GT USA is the U.S. division of Gulftainer, a privately-owned, independent port operator and logistics company with operations and business interests in the Middle East, and the United States. GT’s presence in North America expanded in 2018 with the signing of a 50-year concession agreement with the state of Delaware to manage and operate the Port of Wilmington, a deep-water port and marine terminal serving the Eastern Seaboard. The company’s first venture into the USA came in 2014 with the signing of a 35-year agreement to operate Canaveral Cargo Terminal, a multi-purpose cargo and container terminal in Florida. For more information, visit www.gulftainer.com/US
For further information contact:
Kathryn Bradley
Communications
GT USA Wilmington
(302) 354 4096 (Cell)
(302) 472-2028 (office)