Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT)

ICTSI Australian terminal adds six Kalmar’s automated box carriers

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has taken delivery of six new automated container carriers (ACC) from Kalmar.

The new machines were unloaded at the Port of Melbourne from the built-in-2014 Eemslift Dafne, expanding VICT’s fleet to a total of 17 units.

The fleet expansion is expected to further enhance container movement between automated ship-to-shore cranes on the terminal’s quayside and auto stacking cranes on the land side.

“The ACCs will enable VICT to meet the growing volumes...

https://container-news.com/ictsi-australian-terminal-adds-six-kalmars-automated-box-carriers/

ICTSI Victoria terminal to be equipped with Kalmar’s automatic cranes

The port equipment manufacturing company Kalmar has received a repeat order of six Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASC) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT).

The order was booked in the third quarter of 2021 order intake of Cargotec, the mother company of Kalmar, with an expected delivery time during the second quarter of 2023.

Established in 2017, the International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) owned VICT is Australia’s first fully automated container terminal with an...

https://container-news.com/ictsi-victoria-terminal-to-be-equipped-with-kalmars-automatic-cranes/

Ports Australia calls for urgent actions against Covid-19 from government

Ports Australia urges the government to begin engaging with the shipping industry and planning measures to manage the pandemic situation while possibilities for state lockdowns are being increased.

After several employees at DP World’s and Hutchison Ports’ Port Botany terminals and Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) have been tested positive to Covid-19 and other Australian seafarers are quarantined, staff of the aforementioned terminals is working closely with New South Wales...

https://container-news.com/ports-australia-warn-government-for-prompt-action-against-covid-19/

Victoria container terminal completes automation upgrade of Navis N4 TOS

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), the first fully automated terminal in Australia, has completed its automation upgrade of Navis’ N4 Terminal Operating Solution (TOS).

This modernisation effort notes VICT’s ongoing commitment to optimizing operations, reducing turnaround times and delivering unprecedented efficiency in key areas of the terminal, including the gate and container yard, according to a statement.

VICT is located at Webb Dock in the Port of Melbourne, the largest...

https://container-news.com/victoria-container-terminal-completes-automation-upgrade-of-navis-n4-tos/

First Fully Automated Terminal in Australia – Victoria International Container Terminal – Continues to Deliver Operational Excellence with Navis N4 Upgrade

First Fully Automated Terminal in Australia – Victoria International Container Terminal – Continues to Deliver Operational Excellence with Navis N4 Upgrade

Oakland, CA —  September 15, 2021 — Navis, the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for leading organizations throughout the global shipping industry, announced that Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) – the first fully automated terminal in Australia– has completed its...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/15/first-fully-automated-terminal-in-australia-victoria-international-container-terminal-continues-to-deliver-operational-excellence-with-navis-n4-upgrade/

Kalmar to support VICT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a maintenance and support agreement with International Container Terminal Services, Inc (ICTSI) covering the automated container handling solution operating at Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2018 order intake with the agreement coming into effect in November 2018.

Australia’s first fully automated container terminal, VICT, welcomed its first vessel in March 2017. Located at Webb Dock East in the Port of...

http://container-news.com/kalmar-maintenance-support-services-vict/

Melbourne as a main player in Australia

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), Melbourne, is now the regular recipient of large container vessel calls, bringing the port into line with its peers on the east coast of Australia – Sydney and Brisbane – and delivering multiple benefits to importers and exporters.

VICT was developed as part of the Port of Melbourne’s, Port Capacity Project (PCP), a Victorian State Government initiative conceived to redevelop Webb Dock East, to deliver the extra capacity needed to support...

http://container-news.com/melbourne-main-player-australia/

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