With the aid of AI and digital linking, a Swedish port is set to become quicker, more cost-effective, and climate smart.
A customised digital platform is due to be rolled out at the Port of Gothenburg during the second half of 2021. It is expected to enhance freight flow transparency and have a direct impact on productivity, lead times, and delivery capacity throughout the entire transport chain.
“It will be something of a Port of Gothenburg 2.0 that will benefit everyone linked to the port,” said Malin Collin, deputy CEO at Gothenburg Port Authority.
At present, the hundreds of organisations that do business at the Port of Gothenburg all use separate IT systems that measure and handle individual elements in the transport chain based on fragmented information.
The plan is for all the fragments of information to be collated and processed using the very smartest technology in an effort to visualise and optimise the numerous processes at the port and enable a new digital services ‘ecosystem'.
More rapid, high-quality information will facilitate flexible planning and collaboration between the different operators at the port. Significant environmental gains could be made – through just-in-time arrival for example. Freight owners, rail operators, and terminal operators will also be able to track their goods in real time.
In the next phase, Gothenburg Port Authority and Wabtech will lay out a joint project plan to produce a platform that can be built on and with at least one application based on three separate data sources.
