Discussing the importance of good technology to a port\u2019s operations, Mr Huck said: \u201cYou\u2019ve got to underpin your port with the right technology for investment. From the port perspective, of course we\u2019ve got to qualify, we\u2019ve got to compete, and we\u2019ve got to invest in technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Peel, that means making sure it interfaces with good-quality customer data, integrating that into its terminal operating systems, and that it offers a full suite of automation and transparency of measurement. It makes sure that the truck driver knows if there\u2019s any congestion or challenges in the port, regulating the vehicle booking system, dynamically reporting information, and making sure that ultimately there\u2019s only \u201cone version of the truth\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, Mr Huck also expressed the importance of understanding port customers: \u201cImportantly for us as a port, it\u2019s also about understanding the supply chain, understanding dynamic information, reacting to that information and forming partnerships. It\u2019s really through focusing predominately on the shipping line, who is the ultimate decision-maker, but more and more on the cargo owner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been listening to those cargo owners who said, \u2018Look, we do want something different. Can you create some multi-user warehouses? Can you create some long-term storage? Can you create some container grading facilities?\u2019 These are all part of that added value; it\u2019s a different approach in the way of picking up growth.<\/p>\n
Peel Ports, he continued, is a passionate believer in getting the port closer to market, turning the traditional thinking on its head and working with the cargo owners as well as the carriers. \u201cOur focus as a business is not just working hand-in-hand with the shipping lines but also working hand-in-hand creating that physical mass because we ultimately do listen to the cargo owner.\u201d<\/p>\n
Commenting on who hold power at ports, Mr Huck said: \u201cI think we\u2019ll see over the next 9 to 10 years [a] big shift in perhaps the dynamics and the power base of the cargo owner.<\/p>\n
\u201cUndoubtedly, today, the shipping line is the kingmaker, as it relates to ports. But perhaps that will be challenged in the future. It really is about how that end-to-end supply chain, that end-to-end traffic, how is it managed, and does that really fit with the person who\u2019s paying the bill?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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