Emerson Control Techniques India won SAGT Sri Lanka order

By admin January 23, 2013 5:00 am IST

Emerson Control Techniques India won SAGT Sri Lanka order
The installation of 28 RIS.GA systems from Control Techniques on rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) and mobile-harbour cranes (MHCs) at a Sri Lankan port is producing significant savings of diesel fuel, giving a rapid return on investment of under 2 years at today’s fuel prices.The port, better known as SAGT and owned by South Asia Gateway Terminals (Pvt.) Ltd., is one of the world’s largest. Last year the port hit a record throughput of 1.96 million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units). The terminal is located in the port of Colombo at the historic Queen Elizabeth Quay. The port’s natural geographic location is strategically positioned on the main East-West shipping route, linking the Far East with Africa, Europe, and the East Coast of the U.S., providing ideal connections to the trade in the Indian subcontinent. This makes the Port of Colombo a superb strategic hub.