Automated Guided Vehicles

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Brand / Supplier

Konecranes

Technology Category

Automation

Supplier Location (Closest Office)

New Zealand

Applicable Industries

Ports

Brief Description:

Unmanned, automated container transport vehicles, or Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), are used for rapid and economical container transport between the quayside and the container yard.

Key Features and Other Technical Information:

Konecranes supplies management and navigation software to operate the AGVs.
Konecranes AGVs and Lift AGVs are available with lithium-ion battery technology.
The vehicles can carry 20, 40 and 45-foot containers.
The vehicles can execute precise “according to plan” sequence via computer control system.

Risk & Hazard

Relevant Risk Environment

Container yards

Empty container depots

Operations near overhead / gantry cranes

Relevant Hazard

Mechanical

Relevant Risk Scenarios

Machine vs Person

Machine vs Machine

Hierarchy of Control

Elimination

Use Cases

Automation Opportunity:
‍The AGVs can be used to transport containers in the terminal. There is a potential to remove straddle carriers from the area.

Case Study

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, Germany

Related Company

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

Industry

Ports

Location

Germany

Source Article

https://www.konecranes.com/sites/default/files/download/kcn-casestudy-li-io-agv-hhla-web.pdf

Summary & Insights

HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) is already leading the way for container handling of the future with its high degree of automation, to which the AGV technology of Konecranes has made a major contribution.
The first AGVs were supplied to Hamburg in 2001.
To date, a total of nearly 100 AGVs have been delivered to CTA.
With the entry into lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery drive technology from Konecranes, HHLA is continuing to develop consistently in terms of eco-efficient container handling.