TIANJIN PORT AND HUAWEI TO COLLABORATE ON DIGITAL TWIN DEVELOPMENT

Chinese information and communications technical (ICT) service provider, Huawei, and Tianjin Port Group, are increasing their collaboration by developing a digital twin of the major Chinese port.

The project will see the construction of new automated terminals, updates to existing facilities and the digital transformation of the port, according to Tianjin Port Group.

Huawei’s Smart Road, Waterway & Port business unit has outlined that the planned terminal upgrades will combine next-generation digital technologies of 5G and AI to help support the process further.

The Section C Terminal at the Port of Tianjin’s Beijing Port Area commenced largescale commercial operations in October 2021 and uses 5G and L4 autonomous driving technology to maximise safety and efficiency.

The container cranes operate

Egypt’s first inland dry port, the October Dry Port (ODP), near Cairo, has selected the TOPS Expert system to be its main Terminal Operating System (TOS).

The TOPS Expert system, designed by RBS, will ensure that ODP is able to optimise and monitor all aspects of port operations in a seamless process. This includes integration with all gate activities and processes that utilise internal and standard EDI, through use of the TOPX and TOPO modules, which along with

Innovation Platform

The two port authorities of Hamburg and Halifax have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a new, joint, maritime innovation network platform. As a result, the PIER (a centre specialising in port innovation, planning and strategy in Halifax, Canada) and homePORT (an innovation campus at Hamburg) are developing an “Open Innovation Platform” in order to exchange diverse information.

automatically by lifting loaded containers from the ship to a horizontal transportation system via intelligent robots. Then, supported by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, these robots are guided to automatic locking/unlocking stations to unlock containers, before onward movement to the container yard via optimal driving routes calculated in real-time. The planned project will see similar processes developed throughout the port, which is already one of the largest volume facilities in China, handling in excess of 21 million TEU in 2022.

EGYPT’S OCTOBER DRY PORT SELECTS TOPS EXPERT SYSTEM FOR ITS TOS

the TOPS BI component of the system, control equipment and administer loading processes.

The TOPS Expert billing module will also be used, which automatically records any activity that results in a charge being incurred with invoices generated automatically.

Tamer Kosber, General

Ashdod and Maersk

Maersk North America Maersk North America and Ashdod Port Co are collaborating on logistics and supply chain innovation.

The new deal sees Israeli based start-up companies participating in Ashdod Port’s Blue Ocean for Startups technology incubator, become eligible for participation in for pilot projects in North America testing proposed new technologies in landside operations. The agreement was signed at the Manifest conference in Las Vegas.

Manager, ODP, notes: “At ODP, we have created a very complex environment with highperformance rail handling and many additional services for our customers. RBS EMEA has succeeded in implementing these processes at the TOS.”

The ODP facility is targeting a long-term role as the central

JLT 5G Ready

JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer of computing solutions for use in challenging environments including maritime terminals, has upgraded its versatile JLT6012 rugged vehicle-mounted terminals (VMTs). The new JLT6012 VMT product comes equipped with WWAN/4G, and is WWAN/5G ready for users that do not have access to Wi-Fi wireless networks such as when deployed in large and/or remote port yards.

distribution point for freight forwarders, Egyptian importers and exporters, and shipping lines in the country. An annual throughput of up to 450,000TEU is projected, with the 400,000m2 Customs bonded area likely to be in strong demand.

Briefs

Partnership Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) and Kaleris, parent of Navis, have announced a new partnership arrangement. By connecting GSBN to the Kaleris Execution & Visibility Platform, a cloud-based logistics solution that streamlines the movement of goods, then cargo terminals using the Navis Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) can utilise a preconfigured point of integration to support applications on top of GSBN’s infrastructure.