Terex battery lift AGVs and ASCs for Maasvlakte II

“Active” means the AGVs are able to pick up containers automatically from the racks or deposit them there for the stacking cranes. The battery-powered machines provide an environmentally compatible horizontal container transport solution in the new terminals – a key requirement of both customers. RWG has also placed orders with Terex Port Solutions for the type of ASC Automated Stacking Cranes already in use in Antwerp Gateway and the newly developed Cantilever ASCs, which will be used for housekeeping in the container stackyard.

Terex Port Solutions is now involved in six automated container terminals – more than any other manufacturer worldwide. Klaus Peter Hoffmann, Leader of the recently created Terex Port Solutions business group, explained: “These two orders represent milestones for us along the road to greater interest from the market and a steady increase in the implementation of automated terminals.”

Battery Lift AGVs blend two new developments made by Terex Port Solutions in recent years. By adding twin lifting platforms to the existing AGV and a series of racks in the quayside interchange zone for the stacking cranes, the container transport and stacking processes are decoupled from each other. The active Battery Lift AGVs no longer have to wait between jobs, thereby reducing the number of AGVs required and increasing the productivity of the entire system.