Extending technologys helping hand

Next month in the second part of this feature, PS examines the issues which determine an effective gate system including:

increasing security concerns<$>regulation of terminal entry and exit<$>helping achieve an efficient traffic flow within the terminal<$>minimising truck waiting times We look at what certain terminal operators are doing to address these issues with an eye to the US West Coast where the unions have recently agreed to allow in such technology and over a billion dollars is to be spent.

We also review the technological solutions available to help in these congested times including:

Gate packages offered by Terminal Operating System providers<$>Radio Data Transmission<$>Optical Character Recognition<$>Bar Coding