Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso (TPS) in Chile and Terminal Container Athus (TCA) in Belgium have become the first container handling facilities to order Kalmar's new all-electric RTG, the E-One.

The orders come within just eight weeks of the product's launch.

TPS general manager Alejandro Barthold said the deal clincher for his company was the E-One's "competitive maintenance features, including its service interval of up to 1,000 hours for both the crane and the engine".

He said the decision was also made easier by the fact that TPS was already familiar with Kalmar's level of technical expertise and "fast delivery times" due to its existing reachstacker operations.

TPS has ordered two 7+1 wide machines capable of lifting one over five containers and featuring Kalmar's Smartrail autosteering and container position verification system, and remote monitoring interface.

The machines, which will be delivered in November, are a key step in TPS's strategy to convert to an RTG system.

The terminal operator has indicated there will be more orders forthcoming to handle its growing container throughput, which now stands at 360,000 TEU a year.

Meanwhile, Belgium's TCA has ordered a Smartrail-equipped E-One with a 9+1 span capable of lifting one over three containers.

The machine, which will be delivered in autumn, will operate in the expansion area of the Athus rail terminal.