Port takes on reachstackers

DP World’s impressive container terminal T3 will open for business later this year as the world’s largest semi-automated facility. It features 1,860 metres of quayside and a 70-hectare yard. Providing an additional annual capacity of 4 million TEU, it takes the total capacity of Jebel Ali Port to 19 million TEU. The new terminal will be part of Jebel Ali’s integrated multi-modal hub, offering sea, air and land connectivity.

Kalmar’s Gloria reachstacker is designed to handle loaded containers and has the capacity to stack 45-tonne (9’6″) containers five high in the first row.

Fuel cost reduction, safety and increased operational efficiency using the latest automation technology were high on DP World’s agenda, and to achieve these goals, Gloria’s CAN bus technology is, for the first time, being interfaced with DP World’s local port automation system. This interfacing provides constant data transfer of the truck’s key operating parameters, including fuel consumption, oil and water temperature, travel speed, and operating and idling hours.