Baltic Hub has received two electric rail-mounted gantry cranes for its rail yard in Gdańsk, Poland. When operational, the new equipment will increase the terminal’s annual rail-siding handling capacity to 1.2 million TEUs.
The cranes will be the fifth and sixth RMG units serving the rail operation. The siding has seven 750-metre tracks, with a combined length of 5.25km. The additional equipment is intended to improve container transfers between maritime services, trains and inland supply chains.
Automation is central to the specification. Optical character recognition will identify container numbers, while an anti-collision system and 11 cameras will support crane operators. Spreader micro-movements are designed to improve placement accuracy, and emergency winch brakes add another safety feature.
Most of the steel structures were manufactured in Poland, with final assembly completed at the terminal.
Baltic Hub currently handles almost 800 trains each month. Its rail links connect Poland with markets including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine. The capacity increase gives logistics companies greater scope to use intermodal services for longer-distance regional movements and reduce dependence on road transport.
The fully electric cranes are also expected to support lower-emission operations within the terminal. Further project details are available from intermodalnews.eu.
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