05.08.2014

1,000th Terex straddle carrier

German container terminal operator North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB) has taken delivery of the 1,000th Terex diesel-electric straddle carrier manufactured at Terex Port Solutions’ facility in Würzburg.

The 1,000th machine is part of an order for 30 Terex NSC 644 E straddle carriers which are able to stack 60 tonne, 2.6 metre high containers one-over-three. They will join an existing fleet of 75 straddle carries at NTB’s North Sea terminal.

NTB managing director Jan Gelderland, said: “These highly efficient straddle carriers have supported us in the terminal almost from the start in 1998. And thanks to their ease of operation, good performance and reliability, they provide lasting competitive advantages. We are therefore delighted to welcome a genuine landmark machine from Würzburg to our fleet.”
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(L-R) Würzburg mayor Christian Schuchardt with Klaus Peter Hoffmann of Terex Port Solutions, Jan Gelderland of NTB and Lutz Wächter of Terex Port Solutions

The history of straddle carrier production in Würzburg runs deeps with the first Peiner branded diesel-mechanical drive units produced in 1968. They were later rebranded as Noell before Terex acquired the parent company Fantuzzi Industries in 2009.
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The 1,000th diesel-electric Terex straddle carrier at the pridcution facility in Würzburg