卡尔玛新闻摘要，2019年1月18日
卡尔玛中标北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特集装箱码头（BCT）的采购项目，提供全套AutoRTG系统支持码头运营。此套系统包括8台配有卡尔玛码头物流系统（TLS）和新一代远程控制（RC）平台的自动化轮胎式龙门吊。此项订单已录入卡哥特科2018年第四季度订单，计划于2019年年末交付。
BCT是北爱尔兰最大的集装箱码头，位于并隶属于贝尔法斯特港，由爱尔兰欧陆集团特许运营。贝尔法斯特港是北爱尔兰主要的海上门户，负责处理约70%的爱尔兰海运贸易集装箱，占爱尔兰岛贸易集装箱总量的20%。卡尔玛AutoRTG将取代码头现有的人工操作轨道式龙门吊（RMG）。起重机将在工厂完成预测试后直接整机运输交付至BCT。
卡尔玛TLS系统基于码头运营系统（TOS）的动作指令，来控制起重机在堆场内的全自动化运行和堆垛。起重机大车在控制室内RC平台操作员的监测下自动化运行。该系统还有集卡定位功能，确保集卡在起重机下精确对准，实现远程控制集卡装卸。作为项目的一部分，卡尔玛还负责TLS、TOS和其他相关系统的集成。
贝尔法斯特港口运营总监Trevor Anderson表示：“卡尔玛AutoRTG将为我们显著提升运行安全性和效率。卡尔玛在复杂港口自动化项目及AutoRTG方面拥有众多成功案列和丰富经验，是我们的最佳选择。卡尔玛的技术解决方案完全符合我们码头的需求。”
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won a tender to supply a complete AutoRTG system to Belfast Container Terminal (BCT) in Northern Ireland. The system will comprise eight automated rubber-tyred gantry cranes (AutoRTGs) controlled by the Kalmar Terminal Logistic System (TLS) and new-generation remote control (RC) desks. The order was booked in Cargotec's Q4 2018 order intake, with delivery of the system scheduled to commence at the end of 2019.
Belfast Container Terminal (BCT), the largest in Northern Ireland, is owned by and located in Belfast Harbour and is operated under concession by Irish Continental Group. Belfast Harbour is Northern Ireland's principal maritime gateway, handling approximately 70% of Northern Ireland's seaborne trade and 20% of the trade for the island of Ireland as a whole. The AutoRTG system will replace the manually operated rail-mounted gantry crane (RMG) system currently in use at the terminal. The cranes will be factory pre-tested and they will be delivered to BCT fully erected.
The cranes at BCT will operate fully automated within the container stack, receiving orders from the Kalmar TLS which performs planning, routing and execution for all operations based on orders from the terminal operating system (TOS). Crane gantry operation will be automated with supervision from the operator at the RC desk in the control room. Truck handling will be remote controlled, and the system will feature a truck positioning system to ensure accurate alignment of trucks under the RTGs. As part of the project scope, Kalmar will be responsible for the integrations between the TLS, the TOS and other relevant systems.
Trevor Anderson, Belfast Harbour's Operation's Director: "The Kalmar AutoRTG system will provide significant benefits in terms of maximising both the safety and efficiency of operations. Kalmar's proven track record in complex port automation projects and their experience with AutoRTGs convinced us that they were the right choice. Their technical solution perfectly matched the needs of the terminal."
Ilkka Annala, Vice President, Intelligent Crane Solutions, Kalmar: "The Kalmar AutoRTG system allows terminals of all sizes to reap the rewards of greater operational efficiencies, a safer working environment and better predictability in their day-to-day operations. We have supported BCT with equipment maintenance services for several years already, so we are delighted that BHC have chosen to partner with Kalmar as they begin their automation journey."
Further information for the press:
Ilkka Annala, Vice President, Intelligent Crane Solutions, Kalmar, tel. +358 40 553 4851
Maija Eklöf, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 4096, maija.eklof@kalmarglobal.com
Kalmar offers the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and to heavy industry. Kalmar is the industry forerunner in terminal automation and in energy efficient container handling, with one in four container movements around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution. Through its extensive product portfolio, global service network and ability to enable a seamless integration of different terminal processes, Kalmar improves the efficiency of every move. www.kalmarglobal.com
Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2017 totalled approximately EUR 3.2 billion and it employs over 11,000 people. www.cargotec.com
