Eurogate trials automated straddle carriers

Eurogate has partnered with Kalmar in order to test automated straddle carriers at its Wilhelmshaven terminal in Germany.

The company has ordered four automated four-high straddle carriers and an emulation system for the container terminal from Kalmar. The first Kalmar vehicles will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Both the live equipment and emulation environment will utilise Kalmar’s Terminal Logistics System (TLS), which allows all automated items of equipment, process automation solutions and access control, security and failure monitoring devices to be controlled via a single platform.