Transport And Communications 2019, 7(1):6-9 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2019.1.2

Automation of Handling Systems in the Container Terminals of Maritime Ports

Andrej Dávid
Department of Water Transport, University of Zilina, Zilina, 010 26, Slovakia

Automation of handling systems in the container terminals of maritime ports has become one of the most important changes that happened in maritime transport since the first voyage of a container vessel in 1956. Nowadays, new automated terminals are being built in the world. Most of them are located in Europe, then in North America and the Far East. Automated guided vehicles, automated straddle carriers or automated stacking cranes have replaced handling devices that were manipulated and were controlled by port workers in the container terminals. The basic goal of the paper is to focus on the advantages of this progressive system that is based on the increase of the output of the container terminals, the reduction of downtimes or accidents during handling of containers.

Keywords: maritime transport, automated container terminals, automated handling devices
JEL classification: L91

Published: March 30, 2019  Show citation

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Dávid, A. (2019). Automation of Handling Systems in the Container Terminals of Maritime Ports. Transport And Communications, 7(1), 6-9. doi: 10.26552/tac.C.2019.1.2
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