A) INSIGHTS FROM PORT LOGISTICS

What does current technology already make possible? How can existing resources be utilized more efficiently? Which technologies should terminals pursue and which ones are just “hot air”? What has been the experience of individual terminals?

In the “Insights from port logistics” category in PORT LOGISTCS BLOG, we intend to pursue the answers to these questions and share our personal experiences and opinions. Get an overview of actual and future topics and Profit from Deep insights from port logistics.

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Recap CHESSCON Conference – November 2023

| PORT LOGISTICS EXPERTS

The annual CHESSCON Conference invites various professionals from our industry. At our get-together, we share new visions and ideas inspired by our customers and industry partners. On the 17th of November 2022 all participants could enjoy a professional exchange on new opportunities and technologies for the container terminal industry. Thanks to all the speakers for their enthusiasm and the informative presentations.

For all those who could not participate, we are happy to provide the presentations:

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With TIC4.0, the Digital Twin comes to life

| PORT LOGISTICS EXPERTS

TwinSim is one of the first projects to use the new standard.

A digital twin of the terminal is currently being created at the EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg. The IHATEC- joint project TwinSim is pursuing the development of the digital twin for the visualization and simulation-based optimization of processes at the terminal. The visualization of real-time data of the terminal equipment, in particular the straddle carriers, as well as networking by means of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies, should make optimization potentials visible. We talk to Michael Kugler, Simulation & Terminals Consultant at AKQUINET, about the status of the project and the role of the new standard TIC4.0 the Terminal Industry Committee 4.0 (#wetalktic).

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How autonomous vehicles will change terminal planning

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No more “either-or” for parallel vs. perpendicular layout

By Prof. Dr. Holger Schütt

Before a terminal is built, the layout must be planned with foresight and the various scenarios calculated in detail.Whether the blocks of a terminal are better arranged parallel or perpendicular to the water side depends on the respective conditions, such as the nature of the terrain, the type of cargo handling, the transhipment rate and the planned use of automated equipment. Changing the layout at a later date seems almost impossible today. The construction work required to pave the site and build the rail tracks for the rail mounted gantry cranes (RMG) is too expensive and complex.

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Recap CHESSCON Conference – April 2022

| PORT LOGISTICS EXPERTS

This years’ CHESSCON Conference brought new visions and insights presented by professionals of our industry. On the 28th of April 2022 all participants could enjoy a professional exchange on new opportunities and technologies for the container terminal industry. Thanks to all the speakers for their enthusiasm and the informative presentations.

For all those who could not participate, we are happy to provide the presentations:

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