New project: Hadarom Container Terminal (Israel)

Hadarom Container Terminal (HCT), a subsidiary of Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), is the new semi-automated container terminal at the Port of Ashdod (Israel). HCT will start commercial operations in 2021 and will have a capacity of about 1.7M TEU. The Port of Ashdod is one of Israel’s two main cargo ports, located in Ashdod, 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, adjoining the mouth of the Lachish River. Camco was selected as the main technology partner with respect to gate, yard and crane automation processes. A series of eight BoxCatcher Crane OCR systems is to be installed on eight new ZPMC STS cranes: four to be delivered in 2020, and four more at a later date. In addition, Camco will implement a comprehensive Gate Automation System to automate truck flows entering and leaving the terminal. In total four camera portals will be installed at terminal entry and exit, followed by 10+7 driver pedestals at the in- and outbound truck gate lanes for automated processing and validation of truck and container data. At the yard, Camco will install 75 transfer point kiosks to help automate the container transfer process at the Automated Stacking Cranes.