{"id":5377,"date":"2025-06-17T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/06\/17\/powering-the-future-of-automated-charging\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:16:33","slug":"powering-the-future-of-automated-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/products-services-greenport\/powering-the-future-of-automated-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"Powering the future of automated charging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This new partnership, announced at TOC 2025, will enable seamless integration between Rocsys\u2019 hands-free charging platform and ICT Group\u2019s Smart ECS system, marking a major step forward in automated charging for complex port operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollaboration is essential as the momentum behind electric and autonomous vehicles continues to accelerate,\u201d said Crijn Bouman, CEO &amp; co-founder of Rocsys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy working with strong partners like ICT Group, we\u2019re delivering scalable, future-proof solutions that are ready for operational deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optimised charging<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The compatibility validation between Rocsys\u2019 API and ICT Group\u2019s Smart ECS allows for optimised EV charging schedules and streamlined energy planning, making it easier than ever to incorporate electric port equipment into daily workflows.<\/p>\n<p>This hands-free charging technology helps eliminate manual intervention and maximises uptime in high-demand environments like ports and logistics hubs.<\/p>\n<p>Karim Henkens, CEO of ICT Group, emphasised the impact of this collaboration on sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy connecting our Smart ECS with Rocsys\u2019 hands-free charging platform, we\u2019re enabling operators to seamlessly integrate electric and autonomous vehicles into daily operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The integration is built on open standards ensuring it supports any EV type, charger brand, or IT infrastructure, which also helps to future-proof the product.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/podcasts\/podcast-unlocking-automated-charging-in-ports\/1502756.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the Portside Perspective podcast featuring&nbsp;Crijn Bouman, CEO &amp; Co-founder of Rocsys<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The automated charging company Rocsys has partnered with ICT Group, a European provider of industrial technology solutions,\u00a0to advance port electrification with a fully integrated, automated EV charging solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,22],"tags":[933,1843,637,23,675,1838,48],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-products-services-greenport","tag-ev-charging","tag-port-automation","tag-port-electrification","tag-port-equipment","tag-port-operations","tag-rocsys","tag-shorepower-electrification"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5379,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5377\/revisions\/5379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5377"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}