APM orders 28 automated cranes

“These ARMGs will be the high performance workhorses of the terminal, capable of supporting the scale of container stack activity associated with multiple large container ships in port,” said Frank Tazelaar, managing director of APM Terminals Maasvlakte II.

They will use a fully automated system to safely load/unload a container on a truck chassis. Truck drivers will park their truck in a designated spot, exit their cab and wait in a secure area away from the auto-loading/unloading process.

The ARMGs which operate using a terminal operating and equipment control system, will lift and stow the containers delivered from the Lift Automated Guided Vehicles (LAGVs) that shuttle containers to and from the berth and rail terminal.