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PORT AUTOMATION less deployment. For VICT, the integrated solution consists of in terminal operations. And, Kalmar TLS is able to interface the Navis N4 Terminal Operating System, Kalmar TLS Ter- with any type of system, thus integrating the automated equip- minal Logistics System, coupled with one of three terminal ment, process automation solutions and access control, safety concepts: ASC, Auto-RTG or AutoStrad terminal. and fault monitoring systems together.

At VICT the deployment included the Kalmar Automatic It is also worth talking about the environmental footprint of

Stacking Crane (ASC) system with 20 ASCs, 11 Kalmar the Kalmar hardware. At VICT, the deployment included fully

AutoShuttles, Kalmar Automated Truck Handling (ATH), electric Kalmar Automatic Stacking Crane (ASC) systems

Kalmar Terminal Logistics System (TLS) and the Navis N4 and 11 diesel-electric AutoShuttles.

Terminal System. Additionally, Kalmar provided a range of project services required to deploy and support the solution. OneTerminal: Beyond VICT

On the ground, Kalmar’s TLS equipment control system en- VICT was arguably the ideal place to test the OneTerminal sures that the automated equipment and Navis N4 terminal op- concept. That said; Kalmar’s OneTerminal can be confgured erating system (TOS) work in harmony, conducting the right as an optimal solution for larger facilities. For smaller termi- sequence while accommodating the exceptions that are typical nals, depending on the lay-out, equipment and software details, 48 Maritime Logistics Professional September/October 2017 | |