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Issue 9 2018 - FBJNA
///STEVEDORES & TERMINALS
New automated container stacks are being implemented at the Virginia International Gateway. (Port of Virginia of photo)
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accommodate risin g volumes, but
that’s not going to completely solve the congestion problem. That’s why terminal operators and stevedoring companies are implementing a variety of technologies, from automated cranes to digital applications, to make their operations more efficient and in an effort to expedite the movement of cargo in and out of their facilities. According to recent
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research from Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, increasing numbers of terminals are using automation to improve productivity and efficiency and raise their competitive advantage. Among terminal operators surveyed, 74% believe that automation will be critical to staying competitive in the next three to five years. In fact, according to the survey, 20% of respondents are already fully automated, 37% have implemented process automation, and 21% have automated equipment. These trends are reflected in recent developments at U.S. ports.
Port of Virginia
In mid-October the first new semi-automated container stacks at Norfolk International Terminal (NIT), at the state- owned and operated Port of Virginia, were put
into
service. “Stacks 7, 8, and 9 are now processing container transactions for over-the- road trucks,” said Joe Harris, the port’s spokesman. “This inaugurates NIT’s
transition
to the operating plan already in place at Virginia International Gateway. We plan to commission nine new rail-mounted gantry stacks at NIT by the end of this year. By 2020, NIT will offer service via 30 RMG stacks, utilizing 60 newly-commissioned RMGs.” Crews at Virginia
International Gateway (VIG) unloaded the first bundle of six RMGs back in February, the
beginning of a two-
year cycle that will see the delivery of 86 new cranes to both major Virginia facilities. The $217 million contract with Konecranes is the largest one-time order for automated stacking cranes in industry history, according to Harris, and is part of a $320 million investment being made to expand capacity at VIG alone. The expansion at VIG is slated for completion in spring 2019.
“By 2020, we will have
increased the container capacity at the Port of Virginia by 40%, or one-million container units,” said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. The Port of Virginia
last
year was the recipient of a specialized grant program from the Federal Highway Administration that is focused on reducing congestion by better use of technology. An Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) grant of $1.55 million, along with matching funds from the port, will be used to help the port continue its work on the development and phased implementation of a reservation system at its terminals for motor carriers. “A reservation system for
motor carriers is going to be absolutely necessary to creating efficiency at the gate, in the stack-yards, and for improving service,” said Reinhart. “It will allow us to meter the flow of traffic in and out of our terminals, level out the rush hours and give us more control of the flow of cargo moving by truck.” Enhancements to
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