2020年6月，奧克蘭港（POAL）跨運車（SC）第一期自動化項目正式啟動。截至9月，由24臺增強型手動跨運車和27臺新型自動化科尼諾爾跨運車（A-STRAD）組成的車隊已成功為26艘集裝箱運貨船提供服務。

In June 2020 the first phase of the Ports of Auckland’s (POAL) straddle carrier (SC) automation project went live. By September, 26 container ships had been successfully serviced by the blended fleet of 24 enhanced manual SCs and 27 new automated Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers (A-STRADs).

手動跨運車車隊配備了能夠與TBA集團的TEAMS設備控制系統無縫協作的額外的安全控制系統。新型軟件確保利用單一管理系統監督整個車隊（無論是手動還是自動）的操作情況?？颇峒瘓F設備與TBA集團集裝箱碼頭和設備軟件協作，以便模擬、測試和升級等盡可能實現無縫操作，即刻優化系統性能。

The fleet of manned SCs were equipped with additional safety control systems that work seamlessly with TBA’s TEAMS Equipment Control System. The new software ensures the entire fleet (whether manual or automated) can be supervised using one management system. Konecranes equipment and TBA’s terminal and equipment software work hand-in-glove so that simulations, testing and ramp-up are as seamless as possible. In this way optimal system performance is swiftly achieved.

全手動跨運車車隊（多臺跨運車已使用10年之久）與27臺新型自動化科尼諾爾跨運車（A-STRAD）結合使用時，港口操作模式和基礎設施需要進行幾項關鍵的更新。第一階段的執行事項包括建造由A-STRAD操作的新型車門，設立跨運車與A-STRAD之間的“信號交換”區域。作為全球首創，這一發展是團隊關注的重點領域。

Blending an entirely manual fleet of SCs (many already 10 years old) with the 27 new A-STRADs required several key changes to the port’s operations and infrastructure. The first stages of implementation included building the new truck gates operated by the A-STRADs and setting up an interchange area for the “handshake” between the SCs and A-STRADs. As a world-first this development was a key focus area for the team.

本項目需要具有靈活性，端到端自動化的解決方案，通過科尼集團（作為一流的自動化系統供應商）、港口碼頭軟件開拓者TBA集團和POAL團隊（由操作、基礎設施、IT和系統專家組成）之間的精誠合作得以施行。

The project has demanded a flexible, end-to-end automation solution executed through agile cooperation between Konecranes, as premier automation system provider, port terminal software pioneer TBA Group and POAL’s team of operations, infrastructure, IT and systems specialists.

“科尼集團與TBA集團大舉拓展合作的隊伍，志在滿足我們的特定需求，施行POAL的高標準方案。我可以坦言道，他們的自動化舉措,能夠達到可控的和定制的步驟,，因而成為我們的最優解決方案。我們堅信，我們的合作關系將為之后的自動化推廣工作取得進一步的豐碩成果?！眾W克蘭港自動化項目經理Ross Clarke對此有感而發。

“Together Konecranes and TBA are a great team. They worked hard to address our specific needs and took POAL’s high standards comfortably in their stride. I can honestly say that their approach to automation, reaching it in manageable and tailored steps, was the optimal solution for us and we are confident the partnership will yield further great results for the rest of our automation roll-out,” concluded Ross Clarke, Programme Manager – Automation, Ports of Auckland.

POAL在這一階段采用自動化的首要目的是提高集裝箱碼頭的裝卸能力，并將集裝箱碼頭的年吞吐量從約900,000 TEU/年提升到1.4 M TEU/年。POAL是新西蘭最為繁忙的進口港。集裝箱碼頭與科尼集團之間的合作關系有助于在整個升級過程中可靠性不受影響，同時確保集裝箱的裝卸效率。

POAL’s primary aim for converting to automation in this phase is to increase the terminal’s capacity and move the annual terminal throughput from circa 900,000 TEU/year to 1.4 M TEU/year. POAL is New Zealand’s busiest import port. The cooperation between the terminal and Konecranes ensured container handling efficiency while reliability was not compromised throughout the ramp-up.

科尼集團自動化水平運輸總監Ralf Konnerth對此表示：“在與奧克蘭港（POAL）團隊的密切合作期間，我們將港口的相關區域打造成前所未有的信號交換區域。該區域不斷變化，不設圍欄，配備自動防故障裝置。這一創新系統確保在手動跨運車和自動化科尼諾爾跨運車（A-STRAD）之間實現堆疊倒料，大幅節省客戶的建筑工程成本?！?/p>

Ralf Konnerth, Director of Konecranes Automated Horizontal Transport, commented, “In close cooperation with the POAL team, we designed the port’s sectors first-ever dynamic, fenceless and fail-safe interchange area. The innovative system allows stack shuffling between manual SCs and A-STRADs and saves the customer substantial costs in civil works.”

本項目是科尼集團港口自動化舉措的一部分。其中，集裝箱碼頭以可管理的方式提升工作效率和安全性。從智能化到全自動化，這一舉措包括監督操作和遠程操作，以平穩推行自動化方案。港口自動化舉措適用于所有集裝箱裝卸設備品牌。全自動化可能是最終目標，但未必一定是。靈活性才是關鍵。

This project is part of Konecranes’ Path to Port Automation, where container terminals improve productivity and safety in manageable steps. From smart features up to full automation, the path can include supervised operation and remote operation to smoothly introduce the power of automation. The path to port automation applies to all container handling equipment brands. Full automation can be the final goal, but it doesn’t have to be. Flexibility is the key.