Konecranes has received an order for three rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Slovenian port operator Luka Koper.

This is the crane manufacturer's seventh RTG crane delivery to Luka Koper, which already has 10 Konecranes RTG cranes in its fleet, as well as Konecranes ship-to-shore cranes, unloaders and reach stackers. The value of the cranes, which will be delivered in October, is confidential.

"We are very pleased that Luka Koper opted for Konecranes RTGs, which have advanced performance and eco-efficient technologies," says Thomas Gylling from Konecranes.

"Luka Koper is deploying our cranes with a very high utilisation rate under tough container handling conditions, and we are confident that the new cranes with the new technology aboard will raise the RTG performance benchmark in the area still further," Gylling adds.

According to Konecranes, thanks to exceptional cargo growth the last year, Luka Koper has become the largest container terminal in the Northern Adriatic, and the company is boosting operational efficiency in its terminal. In 2011, Luka Koper's container terminal handled and stored record amounts of container freight, with throughput amounting to nearly 590,000 TEUs.

The cranes will be the first 16-wheel RTG cranes in the port. They come with Konecranes' "Active Load Control" advanced load handling system that is claimed to improve container- handling performance.

The RTG cranes have a lifting capacity of 40 T. They can lift one-over-five containers high, and seven-plus-truck-lane wide. They are equipped with the latest DGPS-assisted technology for container yards.