The terminal, near the north Italian metropolis of Milan, has extended its capacity to provide support for transferring freight from road to rail.
With an overall initial handling capacity of 23 train pairs a day, growing to 30 mid-term, the new system is designed to lay the foundations for continued expansion of combined transport.
Gottwald will supply a sixth WSG later.
The new Gottwald cranes are linked up to a computer network, and are semi-automated. They have a span width of 38m, and are equipped with a 9m-long cantilever arm. The lifting height is 12.8m, which enables one-over-three container handling. Lifting capacity on the ropes is
57t while the telescopic spreader will allow loads of 41t to be moved. The portal travels at a speed of 140 m/min, and the cargo is raised and lowered at a speed of up to 30 m/min.
Dr Giorgio Pennacchi, director of engineering at the Hupac group, said: “Our Busto Arsizio-Gallarate is becoming increasingly significant as a rail hub where both Italian container shuttle traffic, and combined transport crossing the Alps, converge.”
In the starting phase, up to 23 train pairs a day are processed, over a total area of 240,000 sq m, corresponding to an increase in capacity of 50% compared to the 15 train pairs processed by the previous system.
