Kalmar delivers first 5th generation automatic stacking cranes for TraPac in Los Angeles, USA
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order from TraPac, Inc. to deliver two new 5th generation Kalmar automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) for the expansion of TraPac's automated terminal in Los Angeles. The cranes will join a fleet of 27 Kalmar ASCs and 28 Kalmar automated straddle carriers managed by the Kalmar TLS equipment control system. The new ASCs will be delivered in 2016 and they are expected to be commissioned by the end of 2016, the company said in its press release.
Kalmar and TraPac partnered about four years ago when TraPac decided to modernise the terminal and introduce automated operations among the first terminals in the world.
End-to-end efficiency is achieved at TraPac's terminal through a combination of Kalmar automated stacking cranes, automated straddle carriers and automated truck handling, all integrated to operate in an optimal manner with Kalmar terminal logistic system. Conversion to automation has been done step by step maintaining both the existing manned operations and automated container handling operations while carrying out the terminal development.
TraPac, a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., has been operating in the busy port of Los Angeles, USA, for over two decades.
