C3 Limited recently deployed the final stages of its No One On The Wharf Programme to its Port Chalmers operations.
In December last year, C3 introduced the Auto Tally System and the Log Butting Stations – the final stages of the current mechanisation programme – to Port Chalmers.
The Log Butting Stations are unpowered solutions to ensure that logs are flushed up before scanning, ensuring accurate tallying. The process also improves the presentation of logs to the excavator in the ship’s hold, maximising the stow factor on the vessel. Previously, this task was performed by two Volvo L90 butting tractors, which travelled up and down the berth flushing the logs in the bunks. These machines are no longer required, greatly improving traffic flow and reducing the risk of machine/machine interactions.
The Auto Tally System comprises two self-powered trailers with cameras, lighting rigs and computers to photograph and validate logs as they pass by the stations before loading. This task is essential not only for accurately recording loaded logs and volumes, but also for maintaining phytosanitary security and ensuring that no rejected logs are loaded. The Auto Tally System enabled C3 to remove the last ground personnel from wharf operations, largely eliminating the machine/person risk.