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SCITC Technology Trends in Marine Terminal Operations

SCITC Technology Trends in Marine Terminal Operations. Aaron Newton, Regional Sales Director, Navis. Trends in Marine Terminal Technology . Why is this topic important to me? Visibility and Customer Interface Cost of Goods and Services Speed of Supply Chain Supply Chain Security.

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SCITC Technology Trends in Marine Terminal Operations

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  1. SCITCTechnology Trends in Marine Terminal Operations Aaron Newton, Regional Sales Director, Navis

  2. Trends in Marine Terminal Technology • Why is this topic important to me? • Visibility and Customer Interface • Cost of Goods and Services • Speed of Supply Chain • Supply Chain Security Technology

  3. Technology Areas and Discussion • What is Automation? • Management System Trends (TOS) • Gate Technology • Yard Automated Processes • Quay Crane Opportunities • Challenges

  4. Technology Trends • Upgrading or Replacing Terminal Operating System (TOS) Software • Switch from In House to COTS (Commercial Of The Shelf) • TOS that has flexibility to interface with Third Party Systems and is database agnostic • Increasing Customer Self Service Features • Multi Terminal Operations, Reporting, and Data Center Consolidation • Implementing new Hardware based technologies to provide some level of automated operations • Semi – Automated • Fully Automated • Extending Technology beyond the Terminal • Vessel AIS • Drayman Tracking

  5. Technology Technicality • Technology is rapidly evolving more over the most recent time period in the maritime space than any other time period in history • Decisions and Process • Not only must the technology “appropriately” address the need, it must also fit the IT direction of the organization deploying the solution • Trending towards purchasers with a high level of Operational and IT knowledge, the silo is disappearing

  6. Blurring the Line between Ops and IT Technology Selection in Regards to IT and Operations KPI’s for Operations Vessel Productivity in Terminal Process Automation 3rd Party Integration Equipment Maintenance

  7. What is Driving TOS Change? • Changing business • Multiple terminal operations • Integrated terminal operations • 3rd party integration • Customer and supply chain integration • Lifetime costs • Deployment costs • 3rd party requirements • Customization • On-going maintenance • Support, training, upgrades

  8. TOS Purchase Provides Highest ROI Terminal operating systems have the highest return on investment versus investment in working terminal space, land or equipment Ramp Space

  9. The Vision of Centralized Control Made Real:Transnet Port Terminals • Single Complex • Multiple facilities • Sharing business entities (vessel visits, bookings, train visits) Durban DCT

  10. Prime Route at Jebel Ali

  11. Sequencing with AutoStow • Exports will be distributed across the stacks • Sequence from the stack is driven by cycling across the stacks. • The goal is not overload an stack with too much work. 1 5 8 6 3 9 9 10 11

  12. Rail OCR Automation • Railcar type, railcar position, and container inventory have to be accurate for effective automation • Integration with Rail OCR System provides the required accuracy

  13. Rail AutoStow • Automatic rail planning solution for multiple tracks • Efficiently matches containers to railcars based upon capacity and destination • Avoids unnecessary rehandles and crane movement

  14. How do you measure improvement? • Reporting tools (integrated or external) • Data Warehousing / Data Cubes • Integrate information from disparate systems • e.g. TOS + Financial data = operational cost per rehandle

  15. Alliances and Partnerships • Many TOS providers have created alliances, partnerships, or acquired the common third party technologies • Gate OCR, Damage Inspection, Empty Inspection, and Seal Detection • Crane OCR • Yard PDS • Gate and Yard RFID • Services and Hosting

  16. Program Benefits

  17. Impending Wave of Automated Terminals DPW Antwerp Euromax CTB ECT APMT VA  1990  1995  2000  2005  2010  2015  2020

  18. Automation at the Gate • Technology Can Automate: • Auto ID and Record Truck License • Auto ID and Record Container No. • Auto ID and Record Haz Placard • Auto ID and Record Genset No. • Damage Inspection by exception • Providing Cost Benefits of: • No manual data entry / errors • Faster Processing • No Personnel in Gate Lanes

  19. Gates – Moving into the Future

  20. Automated Gate Technologies • Option #1 OCR (Optical Character Recognition) • Automatically Read: Container No. / Truck Lic. / Hazard Placard • Damage Inspection: For Exception Handling Damage Claims • Seal integrity (but not seal number) • Advantages • 95+% Accuracy • Speed and Increase Throughput • Cargo Security OCR Portal

  21. Automated Gate Technologies • Option #2 RFID • Automatically Read: • RFID Tagged Trucks • Advantages • Speed and Throughput • 95+% Accuracy • Utilize RFID inside the Terminal • Community wide truck management program (i.e. PierPass) • Disadvantages • No Damage Inspection or Seal inspection • Cost, distribution and Management of Tags to Community Trucks Lanes Exciter at Gate Lanes allows association of OCR info with truck at pedestal

  22. PierPass LA/LB – 13 Terminals C-60 Pier A TraPac CUT WBCT YTI TTI LBCT ITS STSLA APL PCT Yellow denotes terminals with a full locate infrastructure for update of street truck position every 5 seconds. APM Terminals

  23. Yard Operations – Moving into the Future Manual Job Stepping Vs. Automated Job Stepping

  24. Yard Operations – Moving into the Future Manual Cargo Hand-Off Vs. Automated Container Hand-Off

  25. Automating Yard Operations • Technology Can Automate: • Automated Container Hand Off – Between Trucks and Yard CHE • Automated Job Stepping – improves optimized dispatch (i.e. PrimeRoute) • Automated Inventory • Real time update of containers • 100% Yard Accuracy • Providing the Cost benefit: • Higher Yard Productivity • Optimized Job Dispatch • Reduced Yard Personnel • Increased Safety Replacing manual/key pad entry with real-time, RFID updates

  26. Automating Yard Ops - Technologies LPR receiver • RFID • Opportunity to Capitalize on RFID Tags used for Gates • D-GPS Devices • Can tag CHE and Internal Trucks • How to use on External / Community Trucks? • Challenges with “reads” under the Quay Cranes • LPR – Local Positioning Radar • Highly accurate and flexible • Works under Cranes • Can work with inertial navigation systems in high-stack areas LPR transponder

  27. Vessel Ops – Moving into the Future Manual Vessel Loading Vs. Automated Vessel Loading

  28. Automating QC Operations with OCR • Technology Can Automate: • Load and Discharge Operations • Marriage of Container & Trucks • “Sure Stow” for Accurate Load Positions • Providing the Cost Advantages: • One resource covers several Cranes • Safety (less people) on the Apron • Velocity – no manual delays / errors • Accurate Stowage Record

  29. ASC and AGV – Fully or Highly Automated Terminal • Automated Stacking Cranes (ASCs) • Perpendicular to the berth (end loading) • Horizontal to the berth (side loading) • Hybrid (side and end loading) • Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) • Shuttle Carriers • AGVs • Lift AGVs • Cassette AGVs

  30. Automation Reality – “Incremental” • Majority of existing terminals will not fully automate • Majority of new terminals will not fully Automate (lower labor cost regions) • HOWEVER - • Many terminals will introduce Incremental Automation with the following objectives: • Improve Productivity: Real-time data exchanges / NO keypads • Drive down costs: Reduce Personnel/Reduce Carbon Footprint • Improve Safety: Remove Personnel from Ops areas • Optimize resources: Equipment, Land and Personnel

  31. Areas That are Still Emerging or Refined (Challenges) • Wireless Coverage in Marine Terminals • Narrowband • FCC Spectrum Challenges • 3G or Cellar • Reliability • Speed • Cellular Card • Monthly Fees • 802.11(a/b/g/n) • Infrastructure Costs (Greenfield vs. Retrofit) • MotoMesh • Focus Arrays

  32. What to Expect and Look For • What to Expect…. • Early Adopters are proving solution success or failure • Increasing Integration of Equipment (hardware) and Software • What to look for…. • Proven Solutions and References • Expansion potential of base technology (added uses and returns) • Purpose Built devices for marine terminal environment • Products, not Projects • Proven Integration Capabilities • Hybrid Solutions Utilizing Different Technologies to Maximize Benefit

  33. And to Close the Conference …. We face many changes in technology and Operations, but some aspects of waterfront activities remain the same…

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