While this is a new terminal, Bromma has a long history with Terminal Catalunya. Over the years a total of 70 Bromma spreaders have been ordered for service at Terminal Catalunya. Automated stacking cranes require a high level of spreader reliability, which makes all-electric Bromma spreaders a natural choice.
“We are very pleased to have been selected to participate in this important new port development project,” notes Bromma Vice-President and Commercial Director Vikram Raman. “Bromma has a long history of supplying equipment to Terminal Catalunya and we are looking forward, through our all-electric spreader technology, to contributing to very successful operations at Muelle Prat.”
34 Bromma All-Electrics Headed to Abu Dhabi
Bromma has also been awarded a major new contract for a total of 34 GreenLine™ YSX45E all-electric yard crane spreaders for the new Khalifa Port in development at Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Bromma spreaders will again be placed in service on the one-over-five automated stacking yard cranes (ASC) to be used at this terminal.
“Abu Dhabi is a dynamic, growing port, and we are very pleased that Bromma is part of the Middle East port expansion story,” says Bromma Vice-President and Commercial Director Vikram Raman. “Bromma has placed a great many of our all-electric spreaders in the United Arab Emirates, one of the important growth stories in container handling.”
Bromma all-electric yard crane spreader orders have been surging, with many other recent orders as well, including 9 yard all-electrics to Penang Port; 11 yard all-electrics to the Port of Beirut; and 8 yard all-electrics to Ningbo Port, China.
The YSX45E spreaders headed to Terminal Catalunya and Khalifa are the 2nd generation yard all-electrics introduced by Bromma in 2010. These 2nd generation all-electrics have several technical enhancements designed to achieve three key benefits:
- fewer adjustments required to the spreader – thereby improving spreader uptime
- easier and simpler maintenance – thereby both improving uptime and reducing service technician expense
- greater overall reliability – thereby improving productivity
From a service and maintenance standpoint, there is less to do on these 2nd generation spreaders, and less to go wrong, and what there is to do can now be done easier. All of which will boost 2nd generation YSX40E/45E uptime, lower downtime, and lead to more efficient and productive container handling operations.
Specific design enhancements in the 2nd generation all-electric yard spreaders include:
- New twistlock gearbox – brakes and sensor adjustments eliminated
- In the new 2nd generation twistlock gearbox the need for motor brakes is eliminated. A friction clutch protects the gearbox should excessive outer forces occur, and there are no adjustable sensors. There are lock/unlock sensors for each twistlock.
- Easier to service – easier to access
- 2nd generation GreenLine™ yard spreaders have additional space in the corner boxes and an improved end beam design, which provides easier access for maintenance staff. Easier access means faster and simpler spreader maintenance, and higher spreader uptime.
- Less to do – a non-adjustable twistlock linkage design
Twistlock linkage in these improved spreaders is fixed, eliminating the need for maintenance technicians to perform linkag
