Japan's first automated terminal /
Pursuing high-level services and low cost
Tobishima Pier South Side Container Terminal is a high-standard container
terminal with 16 m, earthquake-resistant quays. The terminal is equipped
with gantry cranes that can handle 22 rows. Tobishima Container Berth Co.,LTD.
which consists of shipping, harbor transportation, and logistics companies,
manages and operates the terminal and develops some of the building facilities.
The first berth (TS2) has been in service since December 2005. It now operates together with a second berth (TS1) that has been in service since December 2008. The terminal handles cargo mainly on North American and European trunk routes.
Work within the terminal is done with Japan's first automated guided vehicles
(AGV) and the world's first remotely operated rubber-tired gantry (RTG)
cranes. As Japan's first automated terminal, efforts are ongoing to raise cargo handling efficiency with the aims of high-level services and low cost.
Tobishima Pier South Side Container Terminal
| TS1 | TS2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Berth（quake-resistant） Length | 350m | 400m+(adjacent part 50m) | |
| Water Depth | 16m | ||
| Terminal Area (Including quay and apron) | 127,570m2 | 233,979m2 | |
| Yard Capacity | (Transfer Crane Yard) | 7,920 TEU（4-high stack） | 9,768 TEU（4-high stack） |
| (Inspection Yard,etc) | Customs・Plant Quarantine,Dangerous Cargo,Reefer Container | ||
| Reefer Plugs | 240 | ||
| Gate house | Number of Lanes | 6 Lanes Inward, 6 Lanes Outward | |
| Gantry Cranes | Number of Cranes | 3（quake-absorbing） | 3（quake-absorbing） |
| Rated Capacity | 45.0 t | 45.0 t | |
| Outreach | 59.0m（6 tires in 22 rows） | 59.0m（6 tires in 22 rows） | |
| Rail Span | 30.5 m | ||
| Transfar Cranes(RTG) | 24 | ||
| AGV | 33 | ||
| Lessee, Terminal operator | Tobishima Container Barth Co., Ltd.(TCB) | ||
| （Investing Companies） Kwasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. / Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. / Nippon Yusen Kaisha / Asahi Unyu Kaisha, Ltd. / Isewan Terminal Service Co., Ltd. / Kamigumi Co., Ltd. / Tokai Kyowa Co., Ltd. / Fujitrans Corporation / Meiko Trans Co., Ltd. / Tobishima Logistics Service, Inc. |
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| Service Routes | North America,Europe | ||