skip to main content
European Commission Logo
en English
Newsroom

Cutting-edge shipping container system trialled

EU-funded researchers are pioneering innovative new robotic container management technology in order to achieve impressive cost and space efficiencies, and to help European ports remain internationally competitive.

date:  03/06/2016

ProjectRethinking Container Management Systems

acronymRCMS

See alsoCORDIS

The EU-funded RCMS project is currently evaluating the implementation of a new robotic container management system (RCMS) at a number of European ports with limited room to expand, and where land is very expensive. The overall objective is to achieve cost savings and operational efficiencies along the container shipping supply chain through unrivalled storage density and direct access to each container at the same time.

Read more