- Minimal terminal footprint: excellent economical scale of infrastructure assets
- Up to 75% reduction in space requirements for container yards
- More capacity in small footprints, suitable for terminals with yard constraints
- HBS space utilization above 3,000 TEU per hectare
- HBS increases the yearly yard throughput per hectare of over 300% compared to an RTG yard
- Each container is stored in an individual rack compartment
- Stacker cranes have direct access to any container at any time
- No shuffling or housekeeping moves required
- No unproductive moves at all
- The lack of yard re-handling moves enables the system to operate at near full utilization before there is loss of service level.
- Performance is independent from utilization and thus constant and predictable
- With High Bay Storage systems terminal planning and production becomes more reliable
- Up to 20% improvement in quay crane performance levels anticipated as planning and performing underdeck QC dual cycle moves with shorter crane cycles becomes easier
- The High Bay Storage is ready to handle ULCS as peak performance simulation of a 3.3m TEU annual capacity high bay store and came close to performance levels of 400 two berth moves and near 300 landside containers per hour
- No re-handling or unpaid yard shuffles – 100% container accessibility
- No yard planning required – equipment control system takes care under tos, one integrated warehouse management system
- Reduced process control team size
- No yard performance reduction until near full utilization of High Bay Storage
- One equipment scheduler, simplified algorithm as equipment uniform
- Interchangeable units – modular – easy interface with straddle carrier and terminal truck
- System redundancy, aisle stacker break down, auto re-routing
- Less damage – no toppling or affect of high wind
- Easy to perform dual cycle with shorter crane cycles
- No pavement issues at yard – saving civil maintenance cost
- Significant increase of berth productivity due to higher throughput and higher reliability
- As full automated and electrified system the High Bay Storage also reduces repair and maintenance costs, staffing and maintenance by up to 20%
- Increased operational equipment efficiency (OEE)
- Capex per teu capacity is very close to conventional terminal concepts (A-CRMG and ITV)
- Encouraging life cycle cost over 25 years
- Work force with high qualification profile
- Minimized cost for personnel as no common operating personnel is required
- Retrofit brownfield possible re-use of existing QC
- High energy efficiency - low energy cost
- Maximum safety
- Few pedestrians in High Bay Storage, reefer checkers, R&M crews
- No light pollution to nearby residential areas, no yard lighting required, only for reefer and R&M
- Minimal noise pollution (urban applications)
- High sustainability by all electrified equipment and power regeneration
- Solar power plant on roof reduces the CO2 footprint to a minimum
- Multi trailer trucks handling without reversing (safety, space)
- Traffic segregation quayside and landside traffic
- Reduction of manned equipment under crane
- Remote controlled handoff on landside, better working environment for operator
- No container toppling, weather snow and wind proof storage
- Containers out of the sun (better for reefers)
- Fire fighting applications in ceiling or dedicated equipment
