Boxbay, an international joint-venture shall revolutionise the way that containers are handled in ports. The venture brings together decades of experience in both container terminal logistics from DP World and Amova’s high bay storage handling for metal products that weigh as much as 50 tonnes each in racks as high as 50 meters. Amova is an SMS group subsidiary.
The joint enterprise will realise a new and intelligent High Bay Storage (HBS) system in time for the Dubai Expo 2020 world fair with a pilot project at Jebel Ali Terminal 4. The patented design and rack structure of the Boxbay system create unique advantages. As containers can be stored eleven stories high, the Boxbay technology can deliver the capacity of a conventional terminal in a third of the surface.
The fully automated system has direct access to each container, which means there will never be any unpaid and unproductive reshuffling. Furthermore, the Boxbay system brings significant gains in handling speed, energy efficiency, safety and a major reduction in operating costs.
At the upcoming Terminal Operator Conference (TOC Europe) in Rotterdam in June, Boxbay will present its technology and several operator business cases for the first time in public.
