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PORT AUTOMATION

Container

Handling of the Future –

AVAILABLE NOW

Kalmar and Navis Enable ICTSI to Complete the

World’s First Fully Automated Terminal.

By Joseph Keefe almar and Navis recently announced the delivery of the According to Oscar Pernia, VP, Terminal Operational Inno- frst OneTerminal automation solution to International vation at Navis, within this solution, all of the container move-

KContainer Terminal Services Incorporated (ICTSI) at ments in the terminal are automated and remote controlled, the Port of Melbourne, Australia. That news brings to the from the moment when the container arrives at the terminal commercial waterfront changes that can and will impact lo- all the way to the point where the container is placed onboard gistics, how the supply chain utilizes human resources, and a vessel and vice-versa. Pernia continues, “Since signing the additionally brings economies of scale to the global water- contract in August 2014, Kalmar, Navis and VICT teams have front. But, frst, the container shipping industry needs to wrap worked hard to complete the project ahead of schedule and to its arms around what it is that an ‘automated terminal’ entails. the full satisfaction of the customer.” 42 Maritime Logistics Professional September/October 2017 | |