Dynamar: Big ship carriers want full quay crane automation

Full quay crane automation is the only way to reach the 6,000 quay-side moves per 24 hours wanted by big ship carriers, Netherlands-based consulting firm Dynamar has said.

In the recently issued report “Container Volumes and Terminal Capacity in North Europe II”, the firm said that a “robot” crane can easily handle the necessary faster acceleration and braking, unlike the traditional human crane-driver, as it does not suffer back or neck stress, fatigue or fading concentration.

According to the report, despite the consensus among major carriers that terminals should be able to handle 6,000 moves per day on an Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS), dockworkers tend to think that a maximum of 3,500 moves is more realistic.