MICT RTG1International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) recently took delivery of four new rubbertired gantry cranes (RTGs) for its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). The RTGs are part of ICTSI’s large port equipment order from Cargotec’s Kalmar. They also form part of the MICT’s port equipment upgrading to complement and sustain the multimillion-dollar infrastructure development project at the terminal, which includes the expansion of the container yard. Photo shows the new RTGs at the MICT’s newly built Yard 7.

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