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Friday Focus: 123, easy as ABB

November 6, 2015

By web.services

A video released by ABB shows the automation giant implementing the first automated stacking cranes in Latin America.

The new cranes will be operating alongside the existing RTG fleet and can be controlled from an ergonomic control room.

Watch amazing remote STS operations at Maasvlakte II

Latin America is currently a big growth area, with cargo volumes having grown by 1.3% to an approximate total of 47 million TEU in 2014.

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