Bromma, has developed a set of green spreader spec guidelines for consideration by port planners as they set green specification criteria for next generation investments. Recommended green spec areas include such topics as: the relationship between spreader efficiency standards (MTBF, MMBF, and MTTR) and environmental impact in terms of truck idling; the correlation between crane power consumption and crane spreader weight;  spreader energy consumption and its correlation with spreader design decisions; spreader consumables and their correlation with spreader design issues; minimisation of oil spill risk and noise abatement.

Bromma have been a pioneer in the development of all-electric yard crane spreaders, which are inceasingly being specified by many terminal operators. Terminals are also increasingly specifying all-electric spreaders for the twin-lift portion of their spreader fleet, continuing the long-term trend in recent years of moving from hydraulic to all-electric spreaders in single-lift yard crane operations.   More recently, Bromma has also seen strong customer interest in its new all-electric ship-to-shore GREENLINE spreaders, as ports consider a similar hydraulic-to-all-electric equipment transition for their ship-to-shore fleets.

 “Green spreaders represent a primary ‘design value’ of our organisation,” notes Vikram Raman, V.P of Sales and Services.  “However, while green equipment solutions in some areas of port operations are more costly than non-green equipment, in the case of the spreader, the situation is quite the reverse. Green spreaders with a lower weight and all-electric design actually cost less than non-green spreaders, due to sharply lower lifecycle costs. Adopting a green spreader spec thus does not require financial sacrifice; going green actually confers a financial advantage to the terminal.”