RMG Rail Mounted VS RTG Rubber Tyred Container Gantry Cranes:4 Key Differences for Efficient Yard Operations

Currently, the commonly used lifting equipment for yard operations at container terminals in major ports worldwide includes Rubber Tyred Container Gantry Cranes (RTG) and Rail Mounted Container Gantry Cranes (RMG) . These cranes are employed in port terminals, rail yards, road transfer stations and logistics parks for container loading, unloading, transfer, and stacking operations. Both RTGs and RMGs are easy-to-operate devices. Although these two types of cranes have similar functions, they differ in various aspects such as technical performance, loading and unloading performance, mobility performance, economic performance and automation performance. Application Comparison Rubber Tyred Container Gantry Cranes RTGs were developed in the 1980s and are still widely used today in container yards at docks, roads, and railway freight stations. After trailers transport containers to the yard, RTGs move laterally and longitudinally within the yard to complete loading, unloading, and stacking ...