Container terminal of the Hamburger Hafen & Logistik AG (HHLA)

Approx. 500 employees

Container handling round-the-clock

Handling capacity 3 million TEU1 / year

Founded more than 100 years ago

Subsidiary of the listed company Demag Cranes AG

Products and solutions for freight handling and port logistics, e.g. cranes

Design of a rugged radio system suitable for outdoor use for operation of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder in the Hamburg port

High system reliability with 100% availability and stability

Rugged system for use in all weathers

Compatibility with other networks since only a step-by-step conversion can be carried out

Overlapping with a further independent radio system which permits wireless communications with the track vehicles in the backup area (loading area for trucks and track vehicles)

Velocity 6 m/s (3 m/s in curves) and 60 tons load

Redundancy

13 SCALANCE W access points for operation of 84 automated guided vehicles

Committed decision of customer in favor of Siemens since the previous supplier could not establish an interference-free network with a simultaneously increasing number of vehicles

Design of a new and stronger antenna on the vehicles since the connection was often interrupted in the case of different container sizes

Good cooperation with Siemens, as well as great consulting, planning, service and support

100% availability

Interference-free operation thanks to the 802.11b radio standard (11 Mbit/s)

No failures during operation thanks to the radio network's exceptional principle of operation

Cost savings since existing infrastructure (masts / antennas) could be retained

Excellent on-site support during implementation and commissioning

Extremely safe due to enclosed automatic area

Gentle handling of containers (no damage)