The first two of a total of 26 automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (ARMGs) have been delivered to the APM Terminals new Maasvlakte II terminal site.

The first part of civil construction has been completed paving the way for the installation of the ultra-modern, highly automated equipment.

The ARMGs, along with two additional rail cranes, are being supplied by Austrian based manufacturer Hans Kuenz GmbH. The 30m wide ARMGs will use a fully automated system to load and unload containers onto and off of truck chassis and onto a fleet of 37 battery powered Lift Automated Guided Vehicles (Lift AGVs) also on order with the first deliveries expected in June. The rail cranes will be used at the facility’s on-dock rail terminal.

The APM Terminals Maasvlakte II facility, scheduled to open in November 2014 with an initial annual throughput capacity of 2.7 million TEUs, will be capable of handling the world’s largest containerships with 1,000m of quay and 20m alongside.

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