OCTOBER 2016 Automation for Morocco and Virginia Emerson reefer deals This month, there have been with up to 2 km of quay, de- tor of APM Terminals MedPort tracks and civil works” Künz said. two significant developments in signed to serve ULCVs up to Tangier. APMT confirmed to World- port automation. APM Termi- 20,000 TEU. The STS cranes will be de- Cargo News that both the STS nals has announced orders for 12 “Our goal is to use proven livered by ZPMC at the end of cranes and ASCs will have crane remote-controlled STS cranes technology to create high pro- 2017, and will feature a second control and automation systems and 32 ASCs for its new Med- ductivity for our clients on one trolley, OCR technology, and from Siemens. It also transpires Port Tangier facility, now under of the world’s most strategically “full automation”, with remote that one of the new ZPMC construction. important trade lanes on the crane operators safely located in cranes at ECT in Rotterdam was The terminal will have an Strait of Gibraltar,” stated Den- an office building near the quay. delivered with a Siemens full re- eventual capacity of 5M TEU, nis Olesen, managing direc- Also due for delivery at the mote control system. end of 2017, the 32 ASCs will be In the US, Konecranes has The Künz ASCs use rounded girders to lower weight and wind/wheel loads built by Austria-based Künz and disclosed that it has received SEATRADE ORANGE making its first call at Antwerp this month will be deployed in 16 container a “Notice of Intent to Award yard blocks – each serviced by Contracts” from the Virginia Emerson Climate Solutions has ried out with chilled banana two ASCs. Port Authority. The award covers won two new contracts in the loads from Ecuador to Germany, The project will be Künz’s the 86 ASCs reported last month reefer monitoring market, an during which energy consump- third ASC terminal (after CTA (WorldCargo News, September area where more carriers are tion and cargo condition were in Hamburg and MVII in Rot- 2016, p1), of which 60 are for the expected to make major invest- measured. The results confirmed terdam) and the first to feature its redevelopment of Norfolk Inter- ments soon. Star Cool’s higher performance, new generation ASC, where the national Terminals (NIT), and 26 Seatrade, the world’s largest lower operating costs and CO2 main beams are designed with are for the expansion of Virginia reefer vessel operator, has outfit- emission levels.” a rounded girder. “This aerody- International Gateway (VIG). ted its first newbuild container The other contract for Emer- namic main girder design results Industry sources indicate that the vessels on order for its specialised son is with Africa Express Line in a number of advantages for the drives and automation part of the container service, with the Ref- (AEL), which is installing its operator. A lower wind attack contract will go to TMEIC. con system for power-line reefer RMM+ modems, equipped with area requires less drive power, Valued at over €200M, “this monitoring. In addition, the power-line and GPRS/UMTS/ which leads to lower energy con- will be the largest deal in the 6,000 new reefers that Seatrade GPS communications, on 3,000 sumption, and reduces dynamic history of Konecranes” the com- is leasing will be fitted with Em- containers. AEL has recently time forces on drive wheels, crane pany stated. erson’s RMM power-line remote chartered SEATRADE ORANGE, the monitoring modem. first of the Seatrade newbuilds, business plan have not been re- In an order worth over which operates using a combina- vealed, comments made by several US$55M, 4,000 of the new con- tion of RMM, RMM+ modems Maersk changes its course executives at AP Møller-Maersk tainers will be Star Cool Inte- and the Refcon 6 system. A/S suggest that in the liner grated reefers from Maersk Con- Importantly, both contracts The decision to split the energy Maersk A/S company combining of strategic changes as each looks shipping division, the company’s tainer Industry (MCI). “Looking include Emerson’s ProAct Trans- and transport businesses of the the container shipping, port oper- for revenue growth and sustain- immediate future will be driven to source the best-performing port software, which will be AP Møller-Maersk Group into ating/management and logistics able levels of profitability. more by acquisitions than order- reefer, Seatrade live-tested every delivered on an SaaS platform, two – with the new AP Møller- activities – is resulting in a series Although details of the new ing new ships. Another key part of relevant refrigeration unit option allowing Seatrade and AEL to the strategy is an increased focus before deciding on Star Cool migrate to a centralised reefer on digitalised and tailor-made Integrated,” said MCI. “Closely monitoring system (see pages customer solutions, as the group monitored shipments were car- 29-32). seeks a closer relationship with its clients and attempts to raise freight rates. Michael Pram Rasmussen, Getting up to speed chairman of the group, has said that the company was “done with Speaking at the TOC Ameri- performance automated terminals ordering new steel” and that, cas conference in Cancun this are delivering today, adding that if there was a need to grow, “it month, Anthony Otto, president a US$2B project like LBCT will should be through acquisitions, of Long Beach Container Ter- not achieve ROI operating at the so that we don’t flood the market minal (LBCT), said the new au- same pace as a manned operation. with more ships”. In his view, the tomated terminal has made good The industry needs “more skin in growth prospects for global trade progress since handling its first the game from software suppliers do not support ordering new ships. vessel in April this year, but he to push the limits of productiv- Since 2008, Maersk has oper- called on software suppliers to lift ity”, he added ated all its business units on the their game if automated terminals At a highly automated terminal ‘arm’s length’ principle, including are to achieve their full potential. like LBCT, performance is largely positioning APM Terminals as an With electric ASCs, battery controlled by software, and LBCT independent terminal operator. powered AGVs and shore power uses the Navis N4 3.0 TOS and the The decision to manage and op- at every berth, LBCT’s environ- TEAMS equipment control soft- erate the business activities of its mental performance is “light years ware (ECS) from TBA, integrated Transport and Logistics Group “in ahead of anyone else in the world” with ABB’s crane control system. a more integrated manner”, pre- and, in terms of its stevedoring LBCT wants to do significantly sents an important departure, and productivity, it is as productive as better than the 25-30 moves per reflects Maersk’s desire to fun- a manual terminal on the US west hour that manned terminals typi- www.seacom-marine.ch damentally change its transport coast, said Otto. cally achieve today – 14,000+ product offering. Like other lines, However, concerning software TEU vessels demand sustained Maersk sees the future in “digital suppliers, he said the industry productivity levels never recorded solutions” and a new product of- should not to be satisfied with the in the US, added Otto. ROLLTRAILERS // GOOSENECKS fering “based on the combined capabilities of Maersk Line, APM DRAWBAR TRAILERS // CHASSIS Terminals and Damco”. IN THIS ISSUE LIFT TRAILERS // CASSETTES Maersk, however, does not NEWS Flexitanks on the up 35 want to go into the digital world AUCOS gets rolling 2 without scale, and is keen to par- ticipate in what it expects to be a Inching forward in Manta 8 INTERMODAL period of transition and consoli- China-Netherlands by rail 17 Harness hidden potential 36 dation in the liner shipping mar- More mega ships for PIL 22 Transmontane echoes 38 ket, by using its fiscal strength to purchase companies that would CONTAINER INDUSTRY SHIPPING either improve its position in Vertical box loading 24 Maximising ship capacity 40 some of its key markets and/or Pallet-wide picks up 25 A melting pot for carriers 41 help to plug gaps where it has Dry box output crashes 26 some weaknesses. The past few PORT DEVELOPMENT months have seen the Danish gi- Americas oversupply 44 ant linked with several carriers, REEFER INDUSTRY including Hanjin Shipping Co Lines’ monitoring plans 29 Colombo’s hub port plan 45 and Hyundai Merchant Marine, Reefer builders take a hit 33 which has signed a Memorandum CARGO HANDLING of Understanding to join the 2M TANKS/FLEXITANKS Old cranes and new 47 SEACOM AG · Berbiceweg 5 · CH-8212 Neuhausen Switzerland · Tel: +41 (0) 52 632 04-00 · Fax: +41 (0) 52 632 04-09 alliance with MSC, K Line and Market gets tanked up 34 Switching tractor fuels 49 possibly even Zim. CARGO HANDLING NEWS both productivity and safety con- new T2 tractor, one small hole has siderably. LBCT has also saved a to be drilled in the bottom plate. AUCOS gets rolling significant amount of money on At LBCT, the trailers (bomb carts) AUCOS is the automatic tractor/ and out of the cab to ‘hook up’ insurance costs, as the drivers not do not require brake lights, but trailer kingpin connection system hoses and cables. having to leave the cab lowers its the units for GCT Deltaport were developed and patented by Rü- Long Beach Container Termi- risk profile for accident claims. specified for the complete system, diger Metternich, who is MD of nal (LBCT) opted to install AU- AUCOS is also being installed at including air, power and data con- Germany’s RMM Metternich COS on the terminal tractors at GCT’s Deltaport terminal in Van- nection.