VICT purchases four Kalmar hybrid automated container carriers

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VICT purchases four hybrid automated container carriers

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), an International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) facility at the Port of Melbourne, has purchased four new hybrid automated container carriers (ACCs) from Kalmar to increase capacity and reduce emissions.

The new carriers, which will be delivered this year, will each have a twin-box lifting capability of up to 60 tonnes and Kalmar’s hybrid technology, which includes lithium-ion batteries for energy recovery.

This technique contributes to a 40 per cent boost in energy efficiency and a 50-tonne CO2 reduction per carrier per year.

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Bruno Porchietto, VICT Chief Executive Officer, said: “These new hybrid carriers are part of our expansion plan, which will increase our capacity to 1.5 million TEUs annually.”

VICT has seven remotely controlled ship-to-shore cranes (five super post-Panamax and two ultra post-Panamax, the biggest in Australia), 17 ACCs, and 26 automated stacking cranes.

According to ICTSI, all cranes include energy recovery systems, which help the terminal meet its energy efficiency and CO2 emission reduction targets.

This investment comes after VICT marked a milestone year in 2024, handling its five millionth TEU since launching in 2017.

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