C. Steinweg (Süd-West Terminal) in the Port of Hamburg says it will integrate a fully electric reachstacker from Sany Marine into its workflows.

To be introduced as part of the port’s efforts to decarbonise its handling processes, the Sany SRSC45E5 is equipped with a 422 kWh lithium ferrophosphate (LFP) battery.

Maintenance-free and long-lasting, the battery contains no toxic heavy metals which, Sany says, makes it more environmentally friendly than conventional lithium-ion batteries.

Sany states the electric reachstacker’s operating costs are reduced by between 40% and 60%, compared to a combustion engine reachstacker.

Thomas Friede, operations manager at C. Steinweg, says that reduced maintenance requirements are expected to result in a higher level of availability for the reachstacker at the port.

“By using this all-electric machine, we will save more than 70 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year,” adds Friede. “At the same time, we are improving air quality and significantly reducing noise emissions, especially here in the urban environment of the Port of Hamburg."

No timeline for the introduction of the reachstacker was announced.