AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A FIRST TYPE OF CONTAINER HANDLING VEHICLE, A CRANE AND A GANTRY ARRANGEMENT, AND A METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A STORAGE CONTAINER

An automated storage and retrieval system (1) comprising a rail system (108) and: * - a port column (119,120) through which a storage container (106) may be transferred between an upper end and a lower end of the port column (119,120); * - a first type of container handling vehicle (30) operating on a rail system having a container carrier (35) for supporting a storage container (106); * - a crane (501) comprising a first lifting device (503a), wherein the first lifting device (503a) is configured to transfer a storage container (106) stored in a stack of storage containers (107) to the container carrier (35) of the first type of container handling vehicle (30); * - a gantry arrangement (600) arranged at a port area (50) where the upper ends of the port columns (119,120) are arranged, wherein the gantry arrangement (600) comprises a first cross- member (601), a crane trolley assembly (604) comprising a first crane trolley (603a) suspended from the first cross-member (601) and a first lifting frame (504), wherein the lifting frame (504) is raisable at a level above an uppermost part of a storage container (106) carried by the container carrier (35) of the first type of container handling vehicle (30) and is configured to transfer a storage container (106) between the container carrier (35) and the port column (119,120).