Port of Tanjung Pelepas turns to Kalmar’s Fleetview for intelligent equipment management
The latest addition to Kalmar’s suite of automation products, the Fleetview fleet management system has received its first major order in Asia. Malaysia’s fastest growing container terminal, the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), has contracted Kalmar to fit Fleetview to its sizeable RTG fleet as part of its efforts to increase productivity and optimise machine deployment. The RTGs are already equipped with Kalmar’s Smartrail® automatic steering and container position verification system. The project is to be carried out by Kalmar Intelligence & Automation and will be completed by April 2007. Fleetview allows control room staff to monitor the real-time positioning and efficient control of each machine, which means that container handling tasks can be assigned to the unit best suited to the job, thus minimising unladen travelling distances and resulting in better productivity. Fleetview allows significant improvements in operational quality and productivity as it enables control room operators to better manage and coordinate container handling equipment.
Under the Fleetview system, the exact location of each container handling unit is transmitted to a GPS receiver and then fed via a wireless network to the Fleetview, yard management system (YMS) and terminal operator system (TOS) servers in the form of a map, which displays terminal layout and machine movement on the user’s screen. From here, the Fleetview user can monitor and manage equipment activity. It also allows YMS and TOS servers to communicate with each other to optimise machine utilisation. Fleetview can also be connected to a yard management system to monitor actual container moves. Furthermore, if a machine has failed to perform the task that it has been assigned by the TOS, or if the task has been delayed or performed incorrectly, Fleetview notifies the control room operators of the discrepancy.
Fleetview joins Kalmar’s growing range of automation tools, including: Smartrail®, an auto steering and container position verification system for RTGs; Smartpath®, a real-time container position verification system for straddle carriers and RTGs; and Remote Machine Interface (RMI), a monitoring and maintenance system.
Under the Fleetview system, the exact location of each container handling unit is transmitted to a GPS receiver and then fed via a wireless network to the Fleetview, yard management system (YMS) and terminal operator system (TOS) servers in the form of a map, which displays terminal layout and machine movement on the user’s screen. From here, the Fleetview user can monitor and manage equipment activity. It also allows YMS and TOS servers to communicate with each other to optimise machine utilisation. Fleetview can also be connected to a yard management system to monitor actual container moves. Furthermore, if a machine has failed to perform the task that it has been assigned by the TOS, or if the task has been delayed or performed incorrectly, Fleetview notifies the control room operators of the discrepancy.
Fleetview joins Kalmar’s growing range of automation tools, including: Smartrail®, an auto steering and container position verification system for RTGs; Smartpath®, a real-time container position verification system for straddle carriers and RTGs; and Remote Machine Interface (RMI), a monitoring and maintenance system.