Kalmar and Navis install port automation at London Gateway
Kalmar and Navis, both part of Cargotec, have provided the operational backbone consisting of Kalmar automated stacking cranes (ASCs) and shuttle carriers and Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS) for DP World’s London Gateway port.
The project is the first joint Kalmar-Navis deployment of software with automated container handling equipment.
By June 2014, the Kalmar system has expanded to 20 ASC modules each with 2 cranes and 28 shuttle carriers, integrated with Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS) and supported by two Kalmar reachstackers.
The landside operations of the container yard are fully automated with Kalmar Automated Truck Handling. As the first solution of its kind in the world, it enables end-to-end automation by using laser sensors to measure the exact location of the trailer’s twistlocks in the truck. It feeds the information to the crane, which automatically adjusts the position of the container for a perfect grounding onto the trailer.
The N4 TOS runs automated processes at the gate, the container yard and the rail terminal. It also manages the transfer of containers to and from the adjacent logistics park.
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