Kalmar's AutoStrad delivered to Patrick's Port Botany
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, played a successful role in delivering an automated straddle carrier solution to Patrick Stevedores' during their recent automation of Port Botany container terminal in Sydney, Australia. The conversion from manual operations at Port Botany was made in only four days, setting a benchmark for the whole container terminal industry. Patrick's Port Botany is now the world's second fully-automated AutoStrad(TM) terminal, operating with 45 Kalmar AutoStrads and real time control systems. It follows the automation success of Patrick's Fisherman Island terminal in Brisbane, which was converted to an automated straddle carrier operation in 2005.
Kalmar Straddle Carrier Number 5,000 Rolls Out
The 5,000th Kalmar straddle carrier rolls out of the assembly unit in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland, part of an early 2014 delivery of 44 electric carriers for Asciano's Patrick Port Botany terminal in Sydney, Australia. "We are extremely proud to receive the 5,000th Kalmar straddle carrier in Sydney. The first automated Kalmar straddle carriers were used in commercial operations in 2005 in our Brisbane terminal. This fully automated container handling system was the first of its kind in the world and we are now building a similar system in our Sydney terminal.
Labor Union Summit Focuses on Automation Issue
The ILWU and ILA recently met in Washington, D.C.: first item on agenda was report on progress of East Coast USA contract negotiations. The meeting was attended also by ITF President and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) National Secretary Paddy Crumlin and ITF Maritime Coordinator Steve Cotton. The first item of business was a report from ILA President Harold Daggett on the progress of the New East Coast contract, particularly on the outcome of negotiations on the introduction of automation to the terminals covered under the contract. The ILA President reported that job security for displaced ILA members, including retraining into new maintenance jobs, was central to any agreed outcome.
Botany Bay Container Terminal Construction Contract Awarded
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) awards Laing O’Rourke the civil works contract for Australia's new Port Botany Terminal 3. The contract marks the start of the on-ground works of HPH’s A$500 million investment for the development of a new container terminal. Laing O’Rourke will construct an A$150 million civil and rail infrastructure, representing the first phase of the newly reclaimed Botany Bay expansion. The terminal is scheduled to begin operations in 2013. Raymond Law, Managing Director of HPH Australasia and North Asia, said: “HPH is committed to delivering a new world-class container handling facility to Sydney. Laing O’Rourke’s work for the Port Botany project includes the provision of rigid pavement using onsite concrete batching…
Cargotec Receives Large Straddle Carrier Order
Cargotec has received a large order to supply 22 Kalmar straddle carriers to Australia's leading container handling operator, Patrick container terminals. Twelve of the straddle carriers will be delivered to Patrick's East Swanson Dock in Melbourne between July and December, 2012, and a further ten to Patrick's Port Botany Terminal in Sydney between May and September, 2012. Patrick and Cargotec have decided not to disclose the value of the order. Cargotec's Australian team will provide maintenance support to the equipment with spare parts supplied direct from its regional parts warehouse in Melbourne. This latest order of 50-ton capacity ESC 350W straddle carrier models continues a longstanding partnership between the two companies.
