Kalmar SmartStack goes live at Transnet Port Terminals' Durban Container Terminal
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CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE,17 NOVEMBER 2014 AT 10 AM (EET)
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has implemented the Kalmar SmartStack solution at
Durban Container Terminal (DCT) in South Africa for real-time container
inventory reporting and management. This is the first terminal to implement
Kalmar SmartStack using the narrowband communication network involving re-
engineering from the standard WiFi deployment.
DCT is currently running 11 Kalmar straddle carriers with SmartStack and further
eight are to be phased in over the coming weeks. In addition, 11 Terex straddle
carriers will be phased into the SmartStack solution and are currently
undergoing equipment testing trials by the customer. The final machines to
integrate with the solution in this project are two Kalmar empty container
handlers. The project delivery further consolidates Kalmar's partnership with
the customer, Transnet Port Terminals.
Kalmar SmartStack is a process automation solution that provides automated
inventory position updates to the terminal operating system. The benefits are:
* Reduced manual stack inventory updating in the terminal yard
* Reduction in 'lost' containers in the yard
* Real time container positioning
Kalmar SmartPort solutions drive greater efficiencies through process
automation, resulting in lower overall operational costs, improved safety and
better equipment availability. Process automation solutions are designed to
optimise the information flows within the terminal's business processes to
ensure the most efficient equipment utilisation. They represent an accessible
and fast way to get immediate productivity improvements for a relatively small
initial investment. In addition to SmartStack, the solutions include SmartPath,
SmartLane, SmartRail, SmartLift, SmartTruck, SmartQuay, SmartTrack and
SmartFleet. These process automation solutions fit any size of terminal, any
brand of equipment and any terminal operating system (TOS).
More about Kalmar SmartPort: http://www.kalmarglobal.com/automation/kalmar-
smartport-process-automation/
Video on Kalmar SmartStack: http://youtu.be/I6IuEnXJ1VM
Further information for the press:
Timo Alho, Director, Terminal Automation, Kalmar, tel. +358 20 777 5024
Maija Eklöf, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Kalmar, tel.
+358 20 777 4096, maija.eklof(at)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 sales totalled EUR 3.2 billion in 2013
and it employs approximately 11,000 people. Cargotec's class B shares are quoted
on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd under symbol CGCBV. www.cargotec.com
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