Kalmar solutions have pioneered the automation of container handling equipment ever since the automated Kalmar Driver Assisting Features (DRAF™) was introduced in the early 1990s. Today, we at Cargotec work hand-in-hand with customers and partners to develop and implement everything from onboard smart features for container handling equipment to fully automated yard handling systems.   As containerisation continues to grow, we believe that terminal operators will maximise productivity and minimising costs by increasing their use of automation. Intelligent handling solutions can also be the answer to labour shortages and can assist in promoting environmentally sound operations. Key automation projects in which we have been involved include the world’s first AutoStrad terminal at Fisherman Islands, Brisbane, Australia, which has now seen its first year of full-scale commercial operations. In Europe, meanwhile, Cargotec is currently involved in converting HHLA’s Container Terminal Buchardkai in Hamburg to an automatic stacking crane system.

Kalmar range of innovative onboard products and automated systems today includes: - Fleetview: a real-time monitoring system that optimises the deployment of container yard equipment. - Smartrail®: an autosteering and container position verification system for RTGs. - Smartpath®: a container position verification system for straddle carriers and RTGs. - Remote Machine Interface (RMI): a tool for remote machine monitoring, maintenance tasking and reporting suitable for use with all Kalmar equipment. - Automatic stacking cranes (ASC): an automated handling solution providing high productivity and stacking density for large terminals. Click here for a movie illustrating the ASC handling system   - Autostrad®: an unmanned, automated straddle carrier yard system designed for medium to large terminals.   - Terminal Development®: a specialist advisory service available for customers planning new or improving the efficiency of existing terminals.