TMEIC Automates Stacking Cranes at Port of Qingdao

TMEIC Corporation has reached an agreement with Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company LTD., (ZPMC) to supply electrical control and automation systems for 20 ASC stacking cranes during the first phase of development at the newly automated Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.  This project marks TMEIC's first complete port automation in China. QQCT operates 11 container berths, which can accommodate sixth-generation mega-vessels of more than 18,000 TEUs.

Furthermore Qingdao Port Machinery Company has placed an order for an additional 18 automatic stacking cranes for the same project. This brings the total to 38 cranes with TMEIC controls and automation at Qingdao Qianwan.

"TMEIC's automation solution will improve efficiency and increase safety at the Qingdao terminal," TMEIC crane systems Industry Segment Leader, Alan Peterson, said. "We appreciate the opportunity to partner with ZPMC and Qingdao in this endeavor and look forward to showcasing our automation solutions in a port that is consistently ranked in the top ten container ports globally for volume of containers moved."

"With TMEIC's world-class control and automation system our customers experience increased efficiency, increased yard productivity, a reduction in equipment maintenance downtime and an improvement in safety standards," Peterson said. "We look forward to delivering these benefits as our relationship with the Qingdao terminal continues and expands."