Zero-Emissions Terminal Takes a Leap Forward
Germany – The first fully-automated battery-powered AGVs (AutomatedGuided Vehicles) have been put into service at HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, Hamburg.
A part of this, a fully-automated battery-changing station has also been commissioned. The equipment is supplied by Gottwald, part of Demag Cranes.
Aloysius Rauen, CEO of Demag Cranes AG, emphasises: “As we concentrate on our strategy of offering as many products as possible with zero emissions, the Battery AGV represents a key milestone along that road. Use of the battery-powered drive train is not restricted to AGVs; indeed, drives of this kind offer tremendous potential in connection with other cargo-handling machinery in ports, heavy-load vehicles at airports and within industrial sites.”