SCITC Technology Trends in Marine Terminal Operations

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Aaron Newton, Regional Sales Director, Navis

SCITCTechnology Trends in Marine Terminal Operations


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

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Technology Areas and Discussion

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

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• 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

Technology Trends

• 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

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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

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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

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What is Driving TOS Change?

Changing businessChanging business Multiple terminal operations Integrated terminal operations 3rd party integration Customer and supply chain integration

Lifetime costsLifetime costs Deployment costs 3rd party requirements Customization On-going maintenance Support, training, upgrades

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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

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The Vision of Centralized Control Made Real:Transnet Port Terminals

• Single Complex– Multiple facilities– Sharing business entities

(vessel visits, bookings, train visits)

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Prime Route at Jebel Ali

Challenge

Terminal Details T1 & T2

Container Terminal Area (ha) 307 ha

Gantry Cranes 79

Terminal Quay Length (m) 7,475

RTG/RMG 183

Empty Container Handler 56

Terminal Tractors 659

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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• 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

Alliances and Partnerships

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Program Benefits

Customer Benefit How?Lowest Project Risk Turnkey project delivered by one vendor

Lowest TCO Pre-integrated, pre-tested, proven solution – Not a project a product

Future Proof Aligned product roadmaps mean future capabilities work for the entire solution

Easiest Upgrades Solution components certified for each release

Best support One vendor providing support for complete solution – no finger pointing

Safest Bet Customer selecting the vendor that has the most interest in making them successful

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Impending Wave of Automated Terminals

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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

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Gates – Moving into the Future

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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

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Automated Gate Technologies

• Option #2 RFID Automatically Read:

RFID Tagged Trucks

AdvantagesSpeed and Throughput95+% Accuracy Utilize RFID inside the TerminalCommunity wide truck management program (i.e. PierPass)

DisadvantagesNo Damage Inspection or Seal inspectionCost, distribution and Management of Tags to Community Trucks

Lanes

Exciter at Gate Lanes allows association of OCR info with truck at pedestal

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PierPass LA/LB – 13 Terminals

Yellow denotes terminals with a full locate infrastructure for update of street truck position every 5 seconds.


Yard Operations – Moving into the Future

Manual Job Stepping

Vs. Automated Job Stepping

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Yard Operations – Moving into the Future

Manual Cargo Hand-OffVs. Automated Container

Hand-Off

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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

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Automating Yard Ops - Technologies

• 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

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LPR transponder

LPR receiver


Vessel Ops – Moving into the Future

Manual Vessel Loading

Vs.

Automated Vessel Loading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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