SubscribeAlimak rack and pinion lifts offer enhanced access for ship-to-shore cranes at Saigon Port.
Twenty-nine Alimak lifts are currently installed in Vietnam Ports and are contributing to their increased efficiency. Improving access to ship-to-shore cranes for operators and maintenance personnel, the lifts provide fast, safe, and reliable vertical transport daily in any weather conditions.
Alimak Rack and Pinion Lifts
Alimak Hek has recently supplied two Alimak rack and pinion lifts to Saigon Port. The lifts are installed on new ZPMC ship-to-shore container cranes at Vietnam International Container Terminals (VICT). Each of the two Alimak lifts installed on the crane legs has four landings, a load capacity of 400 kg, and a maximum speed of 0.8 m/s. The lifting height is 31 meters.
Saigon Port is the busiest port in Vietnam and the 33rd busiest container cargo port in the world. Saigon Port handled more than 3.2 million containers (TEUs) in 2007 (70% of Vietnamīs container traffic).
The first Alimak lift to be installed at a port in Vietnam was delivered to Vulcan/Kocks in 1991 for use on a ship-to-shore crane. Since then, 28 additional Alimak lifts have joined the ports of Vietnam.