APMT Exercises Option for 22 ARMGs
APM Terminals has concluded a contract with Austrian-based crane manufacturer Hans Kuenz GmbH in combination with ABB of Sweden for an additional 22 Automated Rail-Mounted Gantry Cranes (ARMGs) for the new Maasvlakte II facility, scheduled to open this year
The order will bolster the yard operation for Phase I of the new 2.7m-teu annual capacity, deep-water terminal which will begin operations in November 2014. The 30-meter wide ARMGs will use a fully automated technologically advanced system to load and unload containers onto and off of external truck chassis, and onto a fleet of 37 battery-powered Lift Automated Guided Vehicles (Lift AGVs) in what will be the world’s most technologically advanced container terminal.
“Exercising this order option is part of our original planning for the Maasvlakte II facility, and will bring us the yard capability for our 2.7m teu capacity and deliver the targeted service levels for our customers” said APM Terminals’ Maasvlakte II managing director, Frank Tazelaar.
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