Building on the success of its pilot project with the Port of Los Angeles, GE Transportation is collaborating with the Port of Long Beach, California, to improve cargo flow at the busiest port complex in North America.
As cargo volumes and the complexity of port operations increase, the pilot programme aims to increase visibility from two days to two weeks, enhance real-time decision-making and optimise cargo movement through the Port.
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GE Transportation, a division of the General Electric Company, will implement the Port Optimizer solution at marine terminals including Total Terminals International and Long Beach Container Terminal for a two- to three-month pilot.
The cloud-based software enhances supply chain performance and predictability by delivering real time data-driven insights through a single portal to stakeholders across the supply chain. Integrating data from across the port, combining machine learning and deep domain expertise, it helps the supply chain monitor and respond to dynamic conditions, align people and resources, and proactively communicate across functions – enabling maximum port cargo flow and delivery performance.
“We experienced record volumes last year, with an 11% increase to 7.54m twenty-foot equivalent units, making 2017 our busiest year ever,” said Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach. “This partnership with GE is providing an important trial for us as cargo and competition grow. We need new and innovative ways to ensure our customers can move their containers from water to land quickly, reliably and at a cost that makes sense for their business.”
Long Beach Harbor commission president Lou Anne Bynum, added: “Boosting the efficient movement of cargo through San Pedro Bay, the nation’s premier trade gateway, is key to accommodating future anticipated cargo growth. It was important to us to ensure this pilot involved multiple container terminals, so we can collect the best data to develop this important tool. This is an intriguing technology and we’re interested to see if it can improve our operations.”
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