Deployment
AutoStrad at Port of Brisbane, Australia
Kalmar's AutoStrad is an automated straddle carrier system for container terminals, powered by the Kalmar One Automation System. Field-proven for over 16 years, it handles container stacking and horizontal transport with one machine type, supporting both diesel-electric and fully electric variants.
Recent coverage
- Kalmar is building – and selling! – these massive electric reach stackers in ChinaElectrek · 2026-07-04
- Patrick's container-carrying robots damaged at sea - iTnewsGoogle News · 2014-02-07
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- REST API: /v1/robots/9bd66e22-123d-4ee6-afe8-31ee2c118500
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Patrick Terminals operates Kalmar AutoStrad automated straddle carriers at its Brisbane AutoStrad terminal. The fleet handles container stacking and horizontal transport autonomously, representing one of the longest-running automated straddle carrier operations in the world.
Key facts
- Operator
- Patrick Terminals
- Operator type
- Container terminal operator
Safety record
No incidents on record for AutoStrad at Port of Brisbane, Australia.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Unverifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
- Model
- AutoStrad
- Company
- Kalmar
- Location
- Australia/Port of Brisbane, Australia
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2007-01-01
- ID
9bd66e22-123d-4ee6-afe8-31ee2c118500
Timeline
- Jan 2007First recordedAutoStrad first documented operating at Port of Brisbane, Australia.
- Jul 2026Current status: operationalLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
On the deployment map
AutoStrad operates in Port of Brisbane, Australia. Explore the full verified map:
Sources (2)
- Kalmar AutoStrad revolutionizing port automation at Patrick Brisbane · https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTv1RW7qBQc · 2023-06-01
- Kalmar AutoStrad - choose your level of automation · https://www.kalmarglobal.com/equipment/straddle-carriers/autostrad-automated-straddle-carrier/
Methodology: Unreviewed · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-15
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: forklift
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
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Methodology surface for AutoStrad at Port of Brisbane, Australia.Common questions
- What is the AutoStrad deployment at Port of Brisbane, Australia?
- AutoStrad, built by Kalmar, is recorded as a deployment at Port of Brisbane, Australia on the DEPLOY registry. Kalmar operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates AutoStrad at Port of Brisbane, Australia?
- Kalmar, the manufacturer of AutoStrad, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the AutoStrad deployment at Port of Brisbane, Australia go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2007 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the AutoStrad deployment at Port of Brisbane, Australia?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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