BTP purchases 55 100% electric container handling equipment

As part of an investment package of around R$2 billion that will be concluded in the coming years, Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP), a container terminal on the right bank of the Port of Santos, acquired 55 port equipment intended for the movement of fully electric containers. The acquisition includes 53 e-RTGs (Electrified Rubber Tire Gantry), cranes on tires used to operate containers in the yard, and two portainers (Ship To Shore), cranes intended for operating containers in the

side.

The CEO of BTP, Cláudio Oliveira, highlights that the company is on a growth trajectory that will boost the development of the port sector and leave

a positive legacy for future generations. “Our focus is to prepare BTP for the next decades of operation at the Port of Santos with investments that will contribute to increasing the terminal’s operational capacity and decarbonizing our facilities.

operations. BTP will be even more efficient, sustainable and innovative to offer the best services to our customers, create jobs and strengthen our region”, he details.

BTP, which is one of the largest container terminals in Latin America and a reference in port operations at the Port of Santos, currently has a fleet of ten containers, of which two containers have already been acquired within the investment package and are already operational in the terminal – and 30 RTGs. With the new equipment recently ordered, the container terminal will now have a total fleet of 12 portainers and 57 e-RTGs, all electrified. In addition to the acquisition of 53 e-RTGs, which will replace almost the entire fleet of yard cranes, the company

will also carry out the conversion of four pieces of equipment that are operational at the terminal and already have technical characteristics for electrification.

BTP’s Project Implementation Director, Henrique Ventura, explains that the new equipment, in addition to being more modern and sustainable, will also contribute to increasing the terminal’s capacity and operational safety. BTP’s new carriers, equipment that is already naturally electric, will feature extensive onboard technology and will be prepared for the operation of new classes of ships with even greater safety and operational efficiency. BTP’s new e-RTGs, in addition to the gain in sustainability by replacing diesel operation with electric ones, will also be able to stack up to six containers high. “We will receive the new equipment in phases within a schedule that has been carefully planned, but the expectation is that the

The first e-RTGs acquired will already be delivered to BTP next year”, he reveals. Public R$ 2 billion in investments – BTP’s investment package is the result of a commitment made by the company with the Federal Government, on the occasion of the contract renewal for operation in the Port of Santos until 2047. The commitment made includes, in total, the acquisition of a new fleet of more sustainable equipment, new maritime defenses for the pier, the automation of the gates and a broad civil works plan for readaptation of buildings and reinforcement of the yard. Currently, BTP has a handling capacity of 1.5 million TEU per year. With the investments being made, the terminal is estimated to reach a handling capacity of 2.1 million TEU/year.

Zero carbon – The decision to purchase electrified equipment is part of the company’s energetic transition plan, which also encompasses initiatives such as, for example, the exchange of service vehicles for electric models and the gradual replacement of internal traffic trailers (Terminal Tractors) with electric units. BTP, which focuses on building a sustainable future for the company and its surrounding region, seeks to promote the gradual reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the container terminal and become zero carbon from 2030.

Container terminal advances in implementing an investment package to increase operational capacity and become zero carbon from 2030.

About BTP:

In operation since 2013, BTP – a private terminal for public use – has established itself as one of the largest container terminals in Latin America. Located in the Port of Santos, the company was responsible for remediating one of the largest environmental liabilities in the port area in the country.

1,108 meters of pier, prepared to receive three new panamax class ships simultaneously, the terminal serves vessels with routes to all continents, also providing cabotage and feeder services. Joint venture between Terminal Investment Limited and APM

Terminals, BTP obtained international certifications OEA (Authorized Economic Operator), ISO

9001:2015 (Quality), ISO 14001:2015 (Environment) and ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety).

More information can be found on the portal www.btp.com.br and on official social networks:

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