Nokia, ABB and Kalmar conduct trial with low-latency 5G technology
NewsNokia, ABB and Kalmar, part of Cargotec, have announced that they successfully conducted industrial trials that leverage the low latency cap...
First remote control STS arrives in the USA
NewsOne of three new ZPMC cranes that have arrived in Houston is equipped to be operated by remote control in the future....
Productivity and remote control STS cranes
NewsThe number of remote control STS cranes continues to increase, but are they delivering the productivity that terminal operators require?...
ABB continues STS auto improvements
NewsABB, which has supplied the automation and control systems for more remote control cranes than anyone else, continues to introduce new func...
Pushing for standards for terminal automation
NewsFEPORT and PEMA have agreed to start work on standards that could include terminal automation, but not everyone agrees on what to standardis...
Time to get to grips with automation
NewsAs terminal automation continues to gather pace, more and more port operators are making plans to introduce automation when they purchase ne...
Eagle targets top spot in LA
NewsEagle Marine Services (EMS), operator of one of the Pier 300 container terminals at the Port of Los Angeles, is five months into a “value ...
Terminals take remote control
NewsMoving from a crane cab to a remote control room is a challenge for crane drivers, but the advantages are overwhelming...
Clean power for shipping project
NewsClassification society DNV GL has announced the launch of a Joint Development Project (JDP), designed to advance the understanding of the us...
Views differ on artificial intelligence
NewsAI has been touted as the way to reduce the number of exceptions in container handling processes at automated terminals, but will it really ...
ABB’s automation journey continues
NewsAs noted in the May 2017 edition of WorldCargo News (p29), there are now 75 STS cranes worldwide either delivered or on order with the ABB a...
ICTSI completes automated terminal
NewsVictoria International Container Terminal (VICT,) which ICTSI claims is the “world’s most advanced terminal” has been completed ahead ...
Automation on rubber or rails
NewsWhether they have RMGs or RTGs, an increasing number of terminals are working on introducing automation and remote control into their operat...
Ro-ro building continues apace
NewsDespite a generally depressed shipping market, there is plenty of activity in the versatile ro-ro sector....
Port of Houston eyeing new gate system
NewsThe Port of Houston plans to issue a Request for Proposals for a new gate system for both its Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals. ...