Kalmar has received the first US orders for its E-One rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) from the Port of New York and New Jersey's Global Terminal & Container Services Inc.

Global Terminal & Container Services Inc has ordered two E-One RTGs, an addition to its existing fleet of 10 Kalmar RTGs.

Global's executive vice president James Kukucka said the E-One would be an invaluable and integral part of Global's operations.

"Its all-electric features (also) tie in with Global Terminal's philosophy of environment protection practices," Kukucka said.

In 2001, Global was the first North American operator to purchase RTGs equipped with Kalmar's Smartrail® and Remote Machine Interface (RMI) systems.

The operator's new E-One RTGs will also feature Smartrail® and RMI. Smartrail® is an auto steering and container position verification system while RMI enables remote monitoring of RTGs from a terminal control room via the internet.