Long Beach terminal buys cost-saving Cargotec Kalmar SmartPort system
TOTAL Terminals International (TTI) has chosen Kalmar, part of Cargotec, to install the company's SmartPort process automation system at their Hanjin, Long Beach, California facility.
Under the deal, TTI specified a range of Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions including SmartQuay, which automates the vessel discharge and load back operations so that no human intervention is required for the normal process.
The order, which was booked into Cargotec's 2012 fourth quarter order intake, delivers an integrated container handling system that also includes the SmartLift and SmartStack process automation solutions, as well as the SmartMap visualisation tool.
SmartQuay uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to identify the container, automatically identifies the terminal tractor (UTR), which receives the container, and dispatches the correct work instruction to the UTR operator via a rugged data terminal. Once the UTR reaches the directed point of work in the yard,
SmartLift provides the correct work instruction to the lifting equipment and SmartStack determines the final container position even if it differs from the work instruction. The entire discharge process is automated and requires no human intervention.
A key element of the SmartStack solution is the Symeo Sensor Fusion positioning system. Sensor Fusion combines DGPS and sensor data to ensure an accurate position is obtained even in the case of DGPS signal blockage in the dense container canyons.
Larry Bennett, senior vice president and COO of Total Terminals International, said: "The efficiency of terminal operation in the future relies on even faster and optimised container logistics and throughput. The SmartPort solution provides the most attractive solution for automating container handling processes."
TOTAL Terminals International (TTI) has chosen Kalmar, part of Cargotec, to install the company's SmartPort process automation system at their Hanjin, Long Beach, California facility.
Under the deal, TTI specified a range of Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions including SmartQuay, which automates the vessel discharge and load back operations so that no human intervention is required for the normal process.
The order, which was booked into Cargotec's 2012 fourth quarter order intake, delivers an integrated container handling system that also includes the SmartLift and SmartStack process automation solutions, as well as the SmartMap visualisation tool.
SmartQuay uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to identify the container, automatically identifies the terminal tractor (UTR), which receives the container, and dispatches the correct work instruction to the UTR operator via a rugged data terminal. Once the UTR reaches the directed point of work in the yard,
SmartLift provides the correct work instruction to the lifting equipment and SmartStack determines the final container position even if it differs from the work instruction. The entire discharge process is automated and requires no human intervention.
A key element of the SmartStack solution is the Symeo Sensor Fusion positioning system. Sensor Fusion combines DGPS and sensor data to ensure an accurate position is obtained even in the case of DGPS signal blockage in the dense container canyons.
Larry Bennett, senior vice president and COO of Total Terminals International, said: "The efficiency of terminal operation in the future relies on even faster and optimised container logistics and throughput. The SmartPort solution provides the most attractive solution for automating container handling processes."