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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2021)
Original Research Article

Container transshipment problems and the solution

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  • Vida László,
  • Illés Béla,
  • Ágota Bányai
Vida László University of Miskolc, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics, Institute of Logistics, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary
Illés Béla University of Miskolc, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics, Institute of Logistics, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary
Ágota Bányai University of Miskolc, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics, Institute of Logistics, 3515 Miskolc, Hungary

Published 2021-06-10

Keywords

  • Intermodal rail-road freight transport,
  • container transhipment,
  • transhipment robot,
  • Industry 4.0

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Abstract

One of the obstacles to the spread of rail-road intermodal freight transport is the lack of efficient container handling equipment on the rail-road hubs. The known and widely used solutions (gantry crane, reach stackers) are apparently not able to increase the volume of intermodal transport. The goal, which is uniformly desired by the professionals, the growth of rail-road intermodal freight transport, can be served by a container transhipment device that allows unit loads to be transferred between road and rail vehicles even under railway contact line. The new container transhipment technology, proposed in the article can be the missing hardware device for physical internet hubs. The highly automated handling robot meets the requirements of Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0.

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