# Siemens to supply automation for Africa's first automated container terminal

Siemens received an order from ZPMC to supply electrical and automation systems for 32 automated stacking cranes and 12 remote-controlled ship-to-shore cranes at APM Terminals MedPort Tangier in Morocco. The terminal is to open in 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-02-27
- Where: Tangier, Morocco, Morocco
- Status: announced
- Products: automated stacking cranes, remote-controlled ship-to-shore cranes, electrical and automation systems
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (supplier)
- [APM Terminals MedPort Tangier](https://endata.com/companies/20410.md) (partner)
- [APM Terminals](https://endata.com/companies/21857.md) (partner)
- [Hans Künz](https://endata.com/companies/21858.md) (partner)
- [Zhenhua Port Machinery Company](https://endata.com/companies/22474.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [press.siemens.com](https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-technology-africas-first-automated-container-terminal), 2017-02-27: "The first automated container terminal in Africa is capable of handling Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS) up to 20,000 TEU."
- [worldmaritimenews.com](https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/214022/siemens-to-automate-africas-medport-tangier-terminal/), 2017-03-01: "Use of simulation and digital twins of the cranes in the yard blocks allow for flexibility, speed and work-through scenarios."

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