By Ruelle Albert D. Castro
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) said it is expanding its Victoria operation in Melbourne, Australia by another six automated container carriers (ACC), which will allow the company to address the growing volumes of cargo coming in on its terminal.
The ACCs were unloaded from the Eemslift Dafne at the Port of Melbourne, expanding Victoria International Container Terminal’s (VICT) fleet to a total of 17 units.
“The fleet expansion further enhances container movement between automated ship-to-shore- cranes on the terminal’s quay side and auto stacking cranes on the land side,” the company said.
“The delivery of six additional automated container carriers is very much welcomed by VICT. The ACCs will enable VICT to meet the growing volumes being driven across the Port of Melbourne, whilst also providing necessary equipment availability time to support engineering maintenance activities,” said Jon Wheeler, VICT chief operations officer.
The new ACCs form part of VICT’s AUD139 million investment into Webb Dock and the Victorian economy over the next two years, which complement the Port of Melbourne’s investment to remove the “knuckle” and add another 71 meters of quay line to berth 4 of Webb Dock East.
