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New straddles for Auckland

News4 Apr 2023

Port takes delivery of five new straddle carriers as it prepares to convert its 27 automated straddles to manual machines....

AutoStrad fleet tops 300

News27 Jan 2023

There are now over 300 Kalmar automated straddle carriers in service, with fleets of over 20 machines in six different terminals....

Governance failures highlighted in Auckland automation review

News30 Sep 2022

An independent review of the governance processes that led to Ports of Auckland’s (POAL) decision to try and automate part of its Fergusso...

More straddle automation and vacuum mooring for APM Terminals

News14 Jul 2022

Plans for APM Terminals MedPort Tangier include “23 new semi-automated hybrid shuttle carriers from Kalmar and its hybrid AutoStrad soluti...

More Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to Tangier

News28 Jun 2022

APM Terminals is adding another 23 Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to its fleet in Tangier, Morocco....

Auckland cancels automation project

News9 Jun 2022

Port will convert its 27 Konecranes Noell automated straddle carriers to manual operation and write off the cost of the automation software ...

Ports of Auckland sets new roll-out date for automated straddle carrier system

News1 Mar 2022

Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has set a new target for the full roll-out of its Konecranes Noell automated straddle carrier system, which...

VICT takes delivery of six more Kalmar Autoshuttles

News27 Dec 2021

Victoria International Container Terminal, operated by ICTSI Group, recently took delivery of six more automated shuttle carriers from Kalma...

Auckland delays automation implementation

News1 Aug 2021

Ports of Auckland in New Zealand has announced that it is delaying implementation of its Automated Straddle Carrier project following an inc...

Auckland lays out automation plan, CEO to step down

News20 May 2021

Ports of Auckland is planning to close its container terminal for 84 hours to complete its conversion to an automated straddle carrier syste...

Pier 400 straddle automation moves forward

News6 May 2021

APM Terminals is now handling some business at its Pier 400 facility in Los Angeles with its fleet of automated Kalmar straddle carriers....

Auckland addresses its problems

News3 Dec 2020

Ports of Auckland says a shortage of crane drivers, and not its automated straddle carriers are behind the congestion the port is currently ...

Automation outside the fence

News16 Nov 2020

The Konecranes straddle automation project at Auckland features the "port sector’s first-ever dynamic, fenceless and fail-safe interchange...

APM Terminals progresses with straddle automation

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Automation progress for Patrick

New straddles for Auckland

AutoStrad fleet tops 300

Governance failures highlighted in Auckland automation review

More straddle automation and vacuum mooring for APM Terminals

More Kalmar Shuttle Carriers to Tangier

Auckland cancels automation project

Ports of Auckland sets new roll-out date for automated straddle carrier system

VICT takes delivery of six more Kalmar Autoshuttles

Auckland delays automation implementation

Auckland lays out automation plan, CEO to step down

Pier 400 straddle automation moves forward

Auckland addresses its problems

Automation outside the fence

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BC Ports start lockout

Montreal strike leads MEA to suspend salary guarantee

UECC places order for eco-friendly PCTCs

The second-busiest September in history for NY/NJ

ONE reports a 65% rise in revenue

APM Terminals progresses with straddle automation

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Automation progress for Patrick

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BC Ports start lockout

Montreal strike leads MEA to suspend salary guarantee

UECC places order for eco-friendly PCTCs

The second-busiest September in history for NY/NJ

ONE reports a 65% rise in revenue

Winners of US$ 2.9b Clean Ports Program announced

Port of Montreal longshore workers target Termont in latest strike round

Hydrogen-powered RTG starts operations at Oi Container Terminal

Low-profile STS cranes for Virginia

A new logistics terminal for England’s Golden Triangle