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Hyster ReachStackers are the ‘backbone’ of Packing Center Hamburg operation

New Hyster® RS46-36CH ReachStackers are considered to form the backbone of the operation at Packing Center Hamburg (PCH). Every year, approximately 35,000 TEUs are loaded and unloaded for import and export at the PCH container packing station – and that number is growing.

From the major ports in New York, Vancouver, New Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai, the containers arrive at PCH in the heart of the port of Hamburg, where the company unloads mainly consolidated cargo, also known as LCL (Less-than-Container Load). At PCH the goods, which include crates of toys, pallets of insulation materials, barrels, steel, tractors, printing presses, luxury cars, helicopters and marine propellers, are turned over and transported by hauliers to recipients across Europe.

Up to 350 HGVs leave the 100,000 square metre facility at Wollkämmereistrasse, in the Hamburg suburb of Wilhelmsburg, every day. An especially secure hazardous materials area that meets all requirements of the Federal Immission Control Act allows even highly flammable goods to be stored. The company also processes FCL (Full Container Load), flat-rack and open-top containers for over-width and over-height heavy goods when required.

Total operating cost significantly reduced

PCH now uses the latest generation of Hyster RS46-36CH ReachStackers, which meet the Stage IV/Tier 4 final emission standards, to transport containers on its premises. Currently, PCH has three of these big trucks in use, including the 1000th ReachStacker Hyster produced at its factory in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

"The first few months under tough operating conditions have shown us that the new Hyster ReachStackers really do use up to 25 percent less fuel than their predecessors – while delivering the same performance," says PCH managing director, Klaus Wachsmann.

Thanks to the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology used in Hyster engines, combined with selective catalytic reduction (SCR), these models require only a relatively low amount of urea (AdBlue). "The combination of technology and lower fuel consumption has allowed us to significantly reduce the operating cost of our trucks," he adds.

A Cummins QSL9 engine delivering up to 370 hp / 276 KW provides the necessary power in the Hyster ReachStackers.

The ReachStackers are also used to stack the 20- and 40-foot marine containers in the first, second and third row at the company's empty depot.

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