Pelabuhan Indonesia III has ordered an ARTG system

Konecranes has received a repeat order for an automated RTG (ARTG) system from PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III) in Indonesia.

The system includes nine automated RTG cranes. It will be delivered to Terminal Petikemas Semarang (TPKS), an operational terminal in Central Java, at the end of 2016.

The order is part of the second-quarter order intake.??

Janne Eklund, Konecranes sales manager - port cranes, says his company delivered the cranes and the complete automation system to Indonesia's first automated terminal, which was recently opened. Based on that experience in Lamong Bay, Surabaya, Pelindo III has opted to proceed with the next phase of TPKS, converting half of the existing manual RTG yard into an automated system with personnel access and horizontal traffic control.

"Pelindo III appreciates production stability, increased safety, greater productivity and better predictability - all characteristics associated with Konecranes automation," he says.

The ARTG system on order will be based on a next-generation automation platform, including fully automated stacking, Remote Operating Stations (ROSs) for truck handling and the related container yard infrastructure.

After the delivery of this order, TPKS will have a total of 20 cabin-less Konecranes ARTGs operating in 10 automated blocks.

Pelindo III's automated terminal in Lamong Bay, Surabaya was inaugurated in May 2015. The terminal will have a total of 20 automated stacking cranes, 10 ship-to-shore cranes and five straddle carriers from Konecranes.