Upping the ante in automation

The six Kalmar machines ordered by Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) will be put to good use at the Port of Melbourne’s Webb Dock East.

“We look forward to the arrival and commissioning of the new AutoShuttles, allowing for increased productivity across the automated apron, with greater flexibility for maintenance outages,” said Jon Wheeler, COO, VICT.

Seamless automation

The six new Kalmar AutoShuttles will join the existing fleet of 11 as part of a capacity expansion programme at VICT. They will help VICT to continue to leverage maximum value from their automated solutions.

The machines will be fully erected and tested prior to delivery to ensure rapid, smooth integration into the terminal’s automated operations.

VICT’s automated operations are powered by a Kalmar One Automation System – a complete end-to-end system that combines Kalmar automated equipment and a pre-integrated and tested software solution.

The OneTerminal deployment at VICT includes Navis N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS), a Kalmar Automatic Stacking Crane (ASC) system with 20 Kalmar ASCs, 11 Kalmar AutoShuttles, and the Kalmar Automated Truck Handling system.

VICT is Australia’s first fully automated container terminal and is owned by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. The 35-hectare terminal has a design capacity of over a million teu and is the only terminal in Melbourne capable of handling the largest boxships.

Delivery of the new AutoShuttles is expected to be completed towards the end of the last quarter of 2021.