DP World investing £170m in container handling tech
The investment will be made at the London Gateway logistics hub.
THE EMPTY Superstack represents a revolutionary approach to handling empty containers. Using High Bay Storage (HBS) technology, the system will store 20- and 40-foot empty containers up to 16 tiers high inside a fully enclosed, automated facility. The result is a dramatic improvement in yard capacity, safety and efficiency – operating like a giant vending machine for containers.
This solution is developed by BOXBAY, a joint venture between DP World and Germany’s SMS group.
By removing multiple tiers of empty containers from the automated stacking crane (ASC) yard, the system reduces rehandling and housekeeping, allowing ASCs to operate more efficiently and improving performance across the quay.
