The new Maasvlakte 2 container terminals will be first in Europe to operate without a driver on board.
Zurich, Switzerland — Global power and automation technology firm ABB announced that they have recently won contracts from two major container terminal operators, APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) to provide automation systems for their new ship-to-shore cranes.
ABB’s delivery will enable the cranes to be operated remotely, without a driver on board. … The two new terminals that will open in 2014 in Rotterdam at Maasvlakte 2 will be the first in Europe to use remote control of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and the terminal of APM Terminals will be the first in the world where STS cranes have no driver’s cabin installed.