Liverpool installs ABB simulator

A state-of-the-art ‘virtual’ training simulator has been installed at the UK Port of Liverpool to prepare operators for the arrival of the five of the world’s largest cranes later this year.

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Liverpool owner Peel Ports’ has invested over £500,000 in developing the ABB-designed simulator and associated software.

The simulator reproduces the equipment layout and behavioural movement of the ZPMC STS and semi-automated cantilever rail mounted gantry cranes.