Rotterdam terminal cuts fuel costs on Hyster ReachStacker 22 May 2012

Barge Center Waalhaven, a container terminal in Rotterdam, received such fuel cost reductions from its a new Hyster ReachStacker that the Waalhaven Group has placed another order for a new Hyster ReachStacker and an empty container handler in Born.

"During a Hyster factory tour in Nijmegen [the Netherlands], the benefits of the new Tier 4i engines used in the new Hyster ReachStackers were clear," explains Mr De Witte, terminal manager at Barge Center Waalhaven.

So in October 2011, a new Hyster RS 45-31CH ReachStacker was delivered to the terminal and has since been used to load and unload containers from trucks, and to stack and handle containers ready for loading ships.

De Witte says the new truck delivers similar performance to the previous models, but with much lower fuel consumption, saving significant costs. Savings seen so far are 4 litres per hour less than other reachstackers running in the same application.

Brian Tinham

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