The units to be provided to both customers include active battery-driven Lift AGVs (Battery Lift AGVs), for the first time including the associated racks and automated battery-changing stations. “Active” in this context means that the AGVs are able to pick up containers fully automatically from the racks or deposit them there for the stacking cranes. These battery-powered cargo handling machines provide an environmentally compatible horizontal container transport solution in the new terminals – a key requirement of both customers. RWG has also placed orders with Terex Port Solutions for the type of ASC Automated Stacking Cranes already in use in Antwerp Gateway and the newly developed Cantilever ASCs, which will be used for housekeeping in the container stackyard. Thanks to these two orders, Terex Port Solutions is now involved in six automated container terminals – more than any other manufacturer worldwide. For Terex Port Solutions, these two new orders are a continuation of other projects already implemented in two terminals at the Maasvlakte site, where approximately 350 Terex® Gottwald AGVs have been in use for many years in horizontal container transport. Klaus Peter Hoffmann, Leader of the recently created Terex Port Solutions business group, explains: “These two orders represent milestones for us along the road to greater interest from the market and a steady increase in the implementation of automated terminals. They also underline the fact that world-leader terminal operators, such as APM Terminals and RWG, are confidently implementing our innovative technologies, including Green Range drives, which have been proven through reliable reference projects.”