{"id":5007,"date":"2025-02-06T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/02\/06\/hands-free-charging-at-apmt-maasvlakte-ii\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:14:10","slug":"hands-free-charging-at-apmt-maasvlakte-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/europe-greenport\/hands-free-charging-at-apmt-maasvlakte-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-free charging at APMT Maasvlakte II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The collaboration introduces Rocsys\u2019 advanced charging systems to the terminal, supporting the port\u2019s sustainability and electrification goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy deploying Rocsys\u2019 hands-free charging solutions we make a significant step forward in achieving our vision of a fully electric, autonomous and sustainable terminal,\u201d said Harold Kunst, chief executive of APM Terminals MVII.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere can be no fully autonomous operations without hands-free charging, and by integrating this innovative solution, we are enhancing efficiency and improving worker safety while advancing the decarbonisation of our terminal operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will enable round-the-clock hands-free charging of 30 Terberg electric automated terminal trucks, each equipped with Embotech\u2019s Level 4 Autonomous Vehicle Kit.<\/p>\n<p>The hands-free charging system minimises manual processes, reducing exposure to hazards and facilitating fully autonomous vehicle operation. Rocsys\u2019 open-standard technology ensures compatibility across a wide range of vehicle fleets, whilst its portal provides real-time monitoring and control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future of mobility is autonomous, and true autonomous mobility is only achieved through hands-free charging,\u201d said Crijn Bouman, chief executive and co-founder of Rocsys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership shows how our hands-free charging solution, using standardised interfaces according to the ZEPA agreement, is essential for enabling autonomous port operations, supporting our partners\u2019 journeys towards higher efficiency and greater levels of innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APM Terminals and Rocsys have joined forces to deploy hands-free charging at Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,34],"tags":[1806,152,1838,48],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-europe-greenport","tag-apm-terminals-maasvlakte","tag-port-of-rotterdam","tag-rocsys","tag-shorepower-electrification"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5009,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5007\/revisions\/5009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5007"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}