Konecranes attended the TOC Europe (The Terminal Operations Conference) exhibition this year in Amsterdam with a big “A-launch”, introducing three automation-related technologies to the container handling industry.
The first “A” was the automated Konecranes Noell straddle carrier (A-STRAD) and automated Sprinter Carrier (A-SPRINTER) systems. The first deal for this new technology, signed late 2016, was made with the Port of Auckland, New Zealand. Twenty-seven new Konecranes Noell A-STRADS will be delivered to Auckland. The deal includes the TEAMS equipment control and fleet management system, the Navimatic® navigation system, and process automation featuring interchange and fence control systems. Furthermore, twenty-one of port’s existing Konecranes Noell straddle carriers will be upgraded to A-STRAD level.
The second “A” concerns Konecranes Gottwald AGVs and new lithium-ion battery technology that gives many benefits including greater efficiency at lower deadweights, and faster charging. The third “A” was the announcement of cooperation with Terberg, a respected provider of terminal tractors and other special vehicles. Konecranes can now provide customers with a complete Automated Terminal Tractors (A-TT) system, with Terberg supplying the tractors and Konecranes supplying the automation technology, required software and the integration on a turn-key basis.
With A-TT Konecranes completes the puzzle of automated horizontal transport, by now being able to supply all automated alternatives: AGVs, A-STRADs, A-SPRINTERs and A-TTs. For more information:
Press Tuomas Saastamoinen, Senior Vice President, Konecranes Port Solutions E-mail: tuomas.saastamoinen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2662
Ralf Konnerth, Director, Automated Horizontal Transport, Konecranes Port Solutions E-mail: ralf.konnerth@konecranes.com or phone +491735131445 Investors and Analysts
Miikka Kinnunen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Konecranes E-mail: miikka.kinnunen@konecranes.com or phone +358 20 427 2050
About Konecranes Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. The Group has 18,000 employees at 600 locations in 50 countries. Konecranes class A shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).
