INNOVATIVE APPLICATION OF AUTOMATION IN PORT OPERATIONS. Wednesday 5th Of December

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1 Wednesday 5th Of December

2 APM TERMINALS IS ONE OF FOUR PRIMARY BUSINESS UNITS OF THE A.P. MOLLER MAERSK GROUP A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Copenhagen, Denmark 2012 Revenue: $59b USD (Shipping, Energy, Ports) 104,000 employees in over 140 countries. The Hague, Netherlands APM Terminals The Hague, Netherlands 2012 Revenue: $4.8b USD 2012 container volume: 35.4m TEUs (Container Volumes weighted by equity share) 25,000 employees, 68 countries

3 APM TERMINALS The world s only geographically balanced Global Terminal Network Port and container terminal development, management and operation, and associated inland services capabilities. 25,000 employees in: 68 countries 5 continents 2012 Revenues of $4.8b USD 62 operating ports and terminals: 40 countries 7 new projects; 15 expansion and upgrade programs 68 inland services companies in: 171 locations 48 countries Customer base: 60 shipping lines and leading importers and exporters Annual container throughput: 35.4m TEUs (by equityweighted volume) Global market share of container throughput: 5.7% in 2012

4 OUR PORT FACILITIES A balanced global network serving all major markets

5 TECHNITAL MAIN FIGURES Technital is a private joint stock company which was established in Employees Worldwide: Approximately 350 Annual Revenue: Last years revenues have always exceeded 50 million Clients: Government and private industry

6 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ROADS AND MOTORWAYS RAILWAYS AIRPORTS BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE COASTAL ENGINEERING AREAS OF SPECIALISATION PORTS ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY AND DUMPSITES WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE WASTE TREATMENT

7 WORLDWIDE COMPANY Italy Main Office Verona Italy Venice Poland Warsaw Romania Bucharest Italy Legal Headquarter Milan Iraq Baghdad Italy Patti Mongiove Messina India New Delhi Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Qatar Doha Uruguay Montevideo Zambia Lusaka Djibouti Djibouti

8 VADO LIGURE PROJECT IN NUMBERS APMT Minimum depth Operating quay Operating yards Quay crane Operating yard crane -15 m 700 m 19 hectares 6 super post-panamax (22 cantilever rows) 24 semi-automated electric cranes (ARMG) Horizontal handling equipment to be confirmed Capacity 0,9 mil. TEU Commercial start-up beginning of 2017 Foreseen crane productivity more than 30 moves/hr

9 APMT VADO Scope of the project A terminal container capable of 720,000 TEUs per year. Quays where last generation container ships (type emma maersk) can berth. A coal bulk quay for 80,000 t ships, linked with a conveyor, to feed the local tirreno power plant demolition of the existing plant. An oil quay, for 30,000 t ships, for the two operators (esso-agip) today operating in the bay on two jetties (to be demolished).

10 APMT VADO Scope of the project A terminal container capable of 720,000 TEUs per year. Quays where last generation container ships (type emma maersk) can berth. A coal bulk quay for 80,000 t ships, linked with a conveyor, to feed the local tirreno power plant demolition of the existing plant. An oil quay, for 30,000 t ships, for the two operators (esso-agip) today operating in the bay on two jetties (to be demolished).

11 APMT VADO The Platform TERMINAL CONTAINER Quay Length: 700 m Width: 50.5 m (cranes and hatch covers ) Level: 4.5 m m.s.l. Depths Minimum dredging level: -15 m m.s.l. Ships berthing From 84,100 dwt to dwt ( Emma Maersk ) Yard-two zones Capacity: TEUs year 28 rail mounted gantry (RMG) 6 ship to shore cranes (RMQC) Reefer container zone Dangerous containers zone on the quay side

12 APMT VADO The Platform BULK COAL QUAY Quay Length: 290 m Width: 30 m Level: 4.5 m m.s.l. Depths Minimum dredging level: -15 m m.s.l. Ships berthing 118,000 DWT Conveyor Level: +18 m m.s.l. Waste water system

13 APMT VADO The Platform OIL QUAY Quay Length: 330 m Width: 20 m Level: 4.5 m m.s.l. Depths Minimum dredged level: -12 m m.s.l. Ships berthing From DWT to DWT

14 APMT VADO The terminal container layout

15 APMT VADO The terminal container layout Stack Area Stack Area

16 APMT VADO The terminal container layout Internal Area Stack Area Stack Area

17 APMT VADO The terminal container layout Internal Area Stack Area Stack Area External Area

18 TWENTY YEARS AGO, THE DAWN OF PORT AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY Pioneer of automation technology applied to container handling, Sealand- ECT Delta Terminal of Rotterdam was called the ghost terminal because of its automated vehicles In-house developed control software Average crane productivity of 25 moves/hour Biggest ships around 5000 TEU Handling of about 1000 containers per ship ECT Delta Terminal - Rotterdam

19 AUTOMATION WAS INITIALLY VIEWED WITH SUSPICION ECT Delta Terminal remained one of a kind for years due to the onerous investment costs Automation began to be considered only in those countries where the labour cost was very high (Europe / North America) The automated handling of containers is still in its early stages, especially if compared with the complex systems applied to other fields (cars, storage, automated assembly of different shaped parts) Given the absence to this day of a single template/reference model, experience in the field is still insufficient and every project makes a separate story

20 EVOLUTION OF THE OPERATIONAL PORT MANAGEMENT

21 APMT VADO LIGURE The first semi-automated terminal in Italy

22 GIGANTIC SHIPPING AND THE CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE The price of fuel continues to rise: to take advantage of the economies of scale, ships must carry an everincreasing number of containers High productivity and operating efficiency become basic requirements for choosing a terminal The increase in vehicle traffic in the operating yards leads to an increase in the risks for safety in the work place Awareness of environmental impact: the terminals ecological imprint becomes measurable THE BIGGEST SHIPS 1980: 2,800 teu 1990: 4,800 teu 2006: 7,100 teu 2011: 15,500 teu 2013: 18,000 teu Fleet Capacity Million Teu Nominal >10,000 teu ,500 9,999 teu < 7,499 teu 2014

23 AND THE ATTITUDE CHANGES RADICALLY Terminal operators all over the world rely entirely on automation for their top-of-therange projects (London Gateway, MVII Rotterdam) For medium-size terminals, different scenarios are simulated and evaluated, both with traditional and automated configuration A detailed cost-benefit analysis of all the aspects of a new project (not limited to the initial cost), tips the balance in favour of automation, even in countries where the labour or energy costs are not prohibitive (for instance Lazaro in Mexico)

24 APMT VADO LIGURE Why choose automation? SAFETY IN THE WORK PLACE PROCESS EFFICIENCY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY Man/machine interaction reduced to the minimum and controlled by efficient safety systems Isolated operating yards and rows of containers not accessible to pedestrians and/or outsiders Limited access to well defined areas for commercial trucks Automated vehicles make planned and predictable moves The remote control of the operating yard crane mitigates the stress produced by vibrations Algorithms for performance optimization of the equipment are constant Constant speed of the cranes with controlled acceleration and deceleration Possibility of calculating and using the optimal path Accuracy of the available data Stable processes with a high degree of predictability Optimization of the available space Constant speed reduces electricity consumption Engines turned on only when the crane is working The number of the vehicles circulating for horizontal handling can be reduced by optimizing their use The estimated average CO2 emissions of the conventional European APMT terminals is about 15 Kg/TEU; the impact of Vado Ligure will be more than 50% lower

25 AUTOMATED CRANES FOR OPERATING AREAS/YARDS (ARMG) Stack profiling 3D lasers are used to locate the position of the containers in the operating yard and rearrange them. Since the crane knows the position of the containers, damage caused by accidental impacts or approximate positioning can be eliminated. Knowing the profile of the operating yard makes it possible to calculate the trajectory to be followed during the movement, optimizing the energy consumption and reducing the duration of the operating cycle.

26 APMT VADO LIGURE Innovative gate system 15 two-way lanes allow the use of a pit-stop system, optimizing the processes and guaranteeing maximum safety in the work place, compared to the traditional set-up The complete truck cycle will be between 30 and 45 minutes Thanks to a clear agenda of incoming and outgoing shipments, the resources both in the terminal and in the trucking companies can be well planned

27 APMT VADO A quantum leap in Productivity Based on simulation studies (TBA), Vado terminal configuration and the expected yard density combined with APMT s global performance record, we expect Vado to deliver a Gross Crane Productivity of at least 30 moves/hour.

28 VADO LIGURE

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