Ports of Auckland goes live with Konecranes automation project

The first phase of the Ports of Auckland’s (POAL) straddle carrier (SC) automation project has gone live, featuring a mixed fleet of manual and automated machines and boosting terminal capacity from 900,000 teu per year to 1.4m teu.

Having gone live in June, the blended fleet of 24 enhanced manual SCs and 27 new automated Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers (A-STRADs) had successfully service 26 container ships by September.

Cooperation between the terminal and Konecranes ensured container handling efficiency while reliability was not compromised throughout the ramp-up at New Zealand’s busiest import port.