World’s 1st Fully Automated Container Terminal Now Equipped
Kalmar and Navis, parts of Cargotec, have delivered the first OneTerminal automation solution to International Container Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) at the Port of Melbourne, Australia.
The deployment has made Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) the world’s first fully automated international container handling facility, according to Cargotec reported by MANA correspondent.
Located north of Port Phillip Bay at the mouth of the Yarra River in the Port of Melbourne’s Webb Dock East, the 35-hectare terminal has an annual capacity of one million plus TEU and an additional 400,000 TEUs on full build.
VICT has a straight berth of 660 meters, which can accommodate two large vessels with capacities of up to 8,000-12,500 TEUs at once.
“VICT was designed and is now equipped, to be fully automated, making it the most advanced container terminal in the world,” Christian Gonzalez, VICT Chairman and Senior Vice President of ICTSI’s Asia Pacific Region, commented.
“The project was completed on budget and ahead of schedule. This has never been achieved in the port industry for a fully automated terminal.” Gonzalez added.
Kalmar’s OneTerminal deployment at VICT includes the Kalmar Automatic Stacking Crane (ASC) system with 20 ASCs, 11 Kalmar AutoShuttles(TM), Kalmar Automated Truck Handling (ATH), Kalmar Terminal Logistics System (TLS) and the Navis N4 Terminal System.