{"id":54081,"date":"2021-07-03T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abfstaging21314.live-website.com\/container-terminal-port-of-cologne\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:28:47","slug":"container-terminal-port-of-cologne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abf.at\/en\/container-terminal-port-of-cologne\/","title":{"rendered":"Container Terminal Port of Cologne"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54081\" class=\"elementor elementor-54081 elementor-45595\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cf36f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4cf36f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53d0ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f53d0ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e8c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26e8c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Container tracking and radio data transmission system at Stapelkai in the port of Cologne-Niehl<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e25b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12e25b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba4d93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aba4d93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9d2e4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c9d2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Five reach stackers and three container crane systems operate at the 200,000 m\u00b2 container handling facility. 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