21 electric yard cranes (Rubber-Tyre Gantries or RTGs) arrived in the Port of Voltri-Prà on17 September 2018. These new environmentally-friendly cranes will replace the diesel-driven type that is currently being used at the PSA Voltri-Pra Terminal in Genoa.

Gilberto Danesi, Managing Director of PSA Italy, said, “The replacement of the current diesel-driven equipment to electric-driven types, is part of PSA Voltri-Pra’s overall environmental plan to reduce our carbon footprint and to lower noise pollution.” The electric RTGs will gradually be put into operation. Full replacement is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

The investment for the 21 yard cranes is part of a €250 million overall infrastructural modernization project for the PSA Voltri-Pra terminal, aimed at increasing its overall competitiveness. In 2016, PSA Voltri-Pra also purchased and commissioned eight new quay cranes, as well as upgraded its quay with new fenders and bollards.

For more information, please click HERE for the press release.