APMT selects Lift AGVs for Maasvlakte II
The terminal will become the first in the world to be equipped with Lift AGVs. These consist of two platforms that are able to load and unload containers independently; the initial order for Phase 1 of the terminal will be for 36 vehicles, to be delivered in Q1 2013, in combination with 128 storage racks.
Selection of the automated rail-mounted gantry (ARMG) cranes and ship-to-shore (STS) cranes is currently on-going.
Explaining its decision, APMT said that its terminal design concept is based on using STS cranes to place containers from the vessel directly onto a fleet of Lift AGVs. These will then “shuttle” between the quay and the container yard at a speed of 22 kph, using on-board navigation to follow a transponder grid.
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