Sphere No.49 (Aug 2019)

SPHERE #47 2019 12 PORTS TRANSFORMATION >> Shenzhen UK China The Netherlands Pakistan Spain Thailand Early adopter, technology creator The advent of the container saw the Port of Felixstowe, one of the busiest ports in the UK, take to the new technology to reaffirm its status as the “Port of Britain”. PARIS, the market-leading intermodal transport optimisation software, was jointly developed and supported in the mid-90s by Hutchison Ports (UK) and partners from Cambridge. Centralised thinking for regional operations Hutchison Ports Pakistan established the first Regional Operations Centre in 2018. It will centralise stowage planning delivery for both terminals in Pakistan and will extend it to service other terminals within Hutchison Ports’ regional network. The path to automated ports ... Opened in Spain in 2012, Hutchison Ports BEST is the ports group’s first semi-automated deep-water container terminal and the most technologically advanced port development project. Semi-automated equipment improves efficiency and safety and is a stepping stone to more complete automation. Remote control for safety and efficiency Terminal D in Laem Chabang, Thailand became the world’s first container terminal to deploy both Remote- Control Quay Cranes and Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes in 2019, improving efficiency, safety and worker welfare. ... across Europe and beyond Hutchison Ports acquired the first fully automated terminal – ECT – in the Netherlands in 2002. Then in 2008, the ECT Euromax Terminal commenced operation. It was designed for fast, safe and efficient handling of the biggest container ships. Both terminals laid the foundations for the adoption of automated terminal operations across the ports group. Hong Kong