Listed port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has commissioned more cargo handling equipment at the Manila South Harbor.
Joining its growing cargo-handling fleet are two reach stackers, six empty container handlers, and four forklift units, all manufactured by Konecranes, ATI said in a statement.
Aside from these, the company augmented its internal transfer vehicles, deploying 12 additional Terberg units for the safe and efficient transport of containers within South Harbor.
The new equipment are powered by low-emission, fuel efficient and low noise level engines. They are also installed with key safety features such as on-board fire suppression systems, backing up sensors, beacon lights, and automatic ignition switch-off during long idling in line with the company commitment to safe and environment-friendly port operations, ATI said.
Further, Manila South Harbor’s container terminal will soon be complemented by five additional rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes. Assembly of the Liehberr RTGs within the terminal is in full swing and on-stream for deployment by September. These latest deliveries, in a series since 2012, bring ATI’s total RTG fleet to 23 units, up 50% from the 2012 level.
For this year, ATI’s capital expenditure is at least P2.8 billion. For 2016 it is P3.1 billion and the year after, P2.1 billion.
