Goodyear Off-The-Road (OTR) tyres have been fitted to 28 Kalmar ESH-250 Shuttle Carrier vehicles at London Gateway. The new fitment forms a 3-year contract between Goodyear and DP World London Gateway to provide Goodyear OTR EV-3+, EV-4A and EV-4C Industrial radial tyres.
London Gateway is the first port to be built in the UK in a generation and occupies a unique position in the UK’s logistics landscape. It has the infrastructure to handle the next generation of “Ultra Large Container Ships” (ULCS), which are up to 400m long and can carry more than 18,000 teu. It is currently in the first phase of its development and when fully completed will have 2700m of quay, six deep water berths and 24 giant quay cranes.
Neil Bellinger, Workshop & Mobile Equipment Manager at London Gateway, said: “OTR tyres are a significant investment and critical to efficient port operations. “We selected Goodyear for the London Gateway contract based on proven performance in a number of key criteria. In particular performance around tread wear and fuel efficiency, heavy load capacity and stability and cost per hour, were all critical KPIs Goodyear had demonstrated it could meet. “The Goodyear OTR tyres performed exceptionally well against all criteria – in particular cost per hour.”
The Goodyear OTR Team in the UK are supporting London Gateway by performing regular inspections, providing detailed reports on tyre performance, wear rates, cost per hour and projections based working hours. Goodyear’s container handling radial OTR tyres are manufactured using a special compound for improved tread wear, which enables operators to minimise cost per hour. The extra strong radial carcass also enables the tyres to carry extremely heavy loads with strong stability – essential for port operations. Graham Hutchison, Commercial Sales Manager for Goodyear Dunlop UK & Ireland, added: “All commercial tyre policy decisions are business critical, but perhaps none more so than choosing an OTR fitment when the cost of any site operation downtime is so high. “This contract win has very much been a partnership-led approach from day one. We worked closely to establish clear critical success factors to get to exactly the right fitment choice. “The 3-year contract is testament to the industry-leading capabilities of our products and the great partnership work between the Goodyear and DP World technical sales teams.”