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Clean dozen for Forth Ports

[ November 3, 2022   //   ]

Forth Ports has taken delivery of 12 low emission Kalmar straddle carriers for its container operations in Grangemouth and Tilbury. They were shipped from Poland aboard the specialist vessel the MV Aura which delivered five to the Port of Grangemouth and then sailed down the east coast to the London Container Terminal (LCT) in Tilbury with the remaining seven machines. The Kalmar ESC440 model is fitted with the latest low emission engine technology which is capable of accommodating a transition to alternative non fossil fuels and have a 40-tonne load carrying capacity. They will also be fitted with Verified Gross Mass (VGM) weighing capability.  

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