SPG makes breakthrough with automated container terminal
China DailyThe automated container terminal of Qingdao Port Chinese port business operator Shandong Port Group sailed through the evaluation of the Qingdao Port Automated Container Terminal Standard System recently, paving the way for it take the lead in China for installing and operating automated container terminals, according to local media on Sept 1. Company executives said the new fully automated terminal, in the port city of Qingdao in East China's Shandong province, represents the most advanced form of container handling in ports. The automated container terminal in Qingdao Port is located on the south bank of Qingdao Qianwan Port Area. On May 11, 2017, the terminal started operations, becoming the first fully automated container terminal in Asia, with a waterfront of 660 meters, two berths and a designed handling capacity of 1.5 million TEUs per year.