by
Bruks Siwertell, Sweden
Tomorrow’s import terminals will have higher degrees of integration and digital technology, enabling dynamic speed adjustment for the just-in-time arrivals of ships through to a host of automated systems; a critical part will be highly efficient unloading systems to match, explains Bruks Siwertell President, Per Karlsson.
Dramatic increases in populations, often with a tendency to cluster around ports, will drive change across the globe. Not only will we see higher levels of integration and the use of digitalisation and automated systems within the port environment, but also, we are likely to see a shift in the use of technology. We will not be able to meet demand without change.
Tomorrow’s ports will look different. Some historic but wasteful practices will
have had their day, stepping aside to make way for better ones. Ports will
employ smarter systems that deliver accurate real-time data enabling ships to
dynamically adjust their speed, potentially slow-steaming, so they no longer
burn more fuel only to wait at anchor for a spot on the jetty.
With these smart systems, terminals will also be able to facilitate the full integration of intermodal services that connect to the port, for example, truck and rail wagons ready to meet a vessel being unloaded. In fact, we are already seeing a clear market trend for new cement, fertiliser and grain projects looking to build up capacity on the jetty, and within the terminal.
This maximises the speed at which material can be discharged from a vessel and then transferred to an onward receiving system, minimising the time any dry bulk material spends in storage. Not only is this efficient, but the faster the terminal moves material on from storage, or bypasses it altogether, the quicker its financial turn-over.
Read more HERE.
Tomorrow’s import terminals will have higher degrees of integration and digital technology, enabling dynamic speed adjustment for the just-in-time arrivals of ships through to a host of automated systems; a critical part will be highly efficient unloading systems to match, explains Bruks Siwertell President, Per Karlsson.
Dramatic increases in populations, often with a tendency to cluster around ports, will drive change across the globe. Not only will we see higher levels of integration and the use of digitalisation and automated systems within the port environment, but also, we are likely to see a shift in the use of technology. We will not be able to meet demand without change.
With these smart systems, terminals will also be able to facilitate the full integration of intermodal services that connect to the port, for example, truck and rail wagons ready to meet a vessel being unloaded. In fact, we are already seeing a clear market trend for new cement, fertiliser and grain projects looking to build up capacity on the jetty, and within the terminal.
This maximises the speed at which material can be discharged from a vessel and then transferred to an onward receiving system, minimising the time any dry bulk material spends in storage. Not only is this efficient, but the faster the terminal moves material on from storage, or bypasses it altogether, the quicker its financial turn-over.
Read more HERE.
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