Asia’s first fully-automated terminal starts operations

Asia’s first fully-automated container terminal has started operations at the Port of Qingdao, China, local media reported.

Following completion of its automated phase 4, Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal (QQCTN), which has a total annual capacity of 5.2m teu, handled the 13,386 teu COSCO France.

The automated terminal features 660 m of quay equipped with seven remotely-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, 38 automated stacking cranes (ASCs) and 38 battery-powered automated guided vehicles (AGVs).