SEMI-AUTOMATED PORT
April 1st, 2004
BY MATTHEW BRACEA REVOLUTIONARY semi-automated container terminal - the first of its kind in the world - is to be constructed at the Port of Brisbane. It will significantly increase the capacity of shipping operations in Australia's third largest port.According to the terminal's developer, the Patrick Corporation, the system will involve using 16 "driver-free" straddles, 14 of which are diesel-electric ESC model AutoStrads, being built for the first time without drivers' cabs.These fully automated self-guiding straddles operate by DGPS, using millimetre wave ...
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