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AGVs offer solution to port demand

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DRIVERLESS container transport by automated guided vehicles (AGV) is the solution to global equipment demand, including ports in Asia, says a German executive.

Mr Lutz Moller, product manager of Mannesmann Demag Tottwald, said a fleet of 50 AGVs had been delivered by his company to the ECT-Delata Terminal in Rotterdam last year.

''The Port of Singapore Authority initiated a similar project, while further container hubs are known to be considering AGVs for container transport,'' he said, adding that industrial applications for AGVs were seen in many areas.

The productivity of a terminal could be improved by advanced equipment, Mr Moller said.

The concept of AGVs, he said, was dominated by the requirement for low operational cost and this was made possible by eliminating the cost of a driver.

AGVs also provided high utilisation and flexibility which allowed the transport system to be adapted easily according to varying demands with minimal staff requirements, he added.

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