{"id":6879,"date":"2020-10-27T22:34:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T22:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbs-tops.com\/?page_id=6879"},"modified":"2020-11-02T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T23:29:10","slug":"newsletter431","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rbs-tops.com\/zh\/newsletter431\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGiven the lack of standardization in port-container terminal processes and operations, reaping all digitalization and technological benefits have been rare. Learn of the existing industry hurdles need overcoming to achieve better opportunity and prospects. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tiTerminals 4.0 - Project M8 (Activity 2)\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe project intends to define a coherent catalogue of operational definitions. An agreed standard for operations, concepts and its semantics is necessary to characterize the container handling processes.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTake a look into the first concept definitions developed from Activity 2 project pilot, as leaders from the industry collaborate to drive digitalization and industry 4.0 technology adoption.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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iTerminals 4.0 OVERVIEW<\/h3>\n

Technology is continually evolving to better its aid in business, health, and overall standard of living. However, the pace of technological change is too great for those who are already behind even to catch up. As most shipping and terminal stakeholders operate independently, they develop their standard of procedures. Consequently, they recluse themselves from globalizing, which pushes the current knowledge gap even wider and becomes more challenging to achieve supply chain cohesion. Taking the initiative to abate the inconsistencies, iTerminals 4.0 established to determine universal standards for port-container terminals and facilitate future digitization and interoperability.<\/p>\n

iTerminals 4.0 is a committee of various world-class industry leaders collectively working together to boost digitalization and help the Port Industry participate in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Pilot tests are conducted to evaluate innovations \u2013 whether that is new product software or equipment and are measured against their objectives to determine its value and fit for purpose.
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CURRENT CHALLENGE
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Technologies have transformed the way operations perform and are still evolving to accommodate different industry needs better. With each upgrade or new rollout surprising the last, business goals are now prioritizing operational efficiency and sustainability, which rarely exist without some form of digitalization. While many tech innovations disrupt and boost growth for businesses, the shipping and terminal industry have not been able to benefit from digitalization fully.<\/p>\n

The lag in technological knowledge combined with lack of standardization has denied proactiveness and efficiency in processes, equipment, and actions in events. Because they develop business frameworks independently, naturally, their business requirements catering to these objectives vary from terminal to terminal. However, given the strain of the current global supply chain, iTerminals<\/span> 4.0 <\/span>recognizes taking a united front regarding standardization and digitalization will offer better opportunity and prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest challenge arises from transmitting real-world complexities into the virtual, and it mainly stems from the lack of coordination in standardizing practices. The separate development in the initial decades of terminal operating solutions and containerization varied across several regions worldwide. As a result, discrepancies in words, descriptions, sentences, and protocols, attribute to the misconfiguration of project implementations not realizing the full benefit of new technologies.<\/p>\n

Language disparity even for the same unique word \u201cmove,\u201d can refer to certain parts of the process while being used in all areas of terminal operations, ranging from being handled,  such as at the Berth, STS, Yard, Gate, Port, TEU, Reefer, etc. Similarly, the term \u201ccycle\u201d in port equipment can render different meanings as it differs from brand and equipment, like for STS, ASCs, RMGs, straddle carriers, RSTS, AGVs, terminal trucks, etc.<\/p>\n

Therefore, efforts to institute a standard framework of operating is required to achieve operational efficiency and business sustainability. Taking the initiative to mitigate these inconsistencies, iTerminals<\/span> 4.0 <\/span>investigates a wide range of technological innovations to determine a set of standards best fit for the industry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The project conducted in Valencia Port lasted nine months (1 March 2019 \u2013 31 December 2019) in efforts to define a coherent catalogue of operational definitions. An agreed standard for interpreting operations, concepts and its semantics are necessary to characterize the container handling processes taking place in port-container terminals. Objectives to achieve port and terminal standardization stems from a determination to achieve consistent data communication exchange among port-container equipment systems, which will inherently facilitate complete interoperability.<\/p>\n

Standards broadly accepted by the industry serves as a foundation shaping the business framework of enabling lower implementation costs. The activity also intends to facilitate the successful deployment of new technologies by deeming a container terminal as a modular system drilled down to an array of sub-modules. The ecosystem of sub-modules comprises of operational processes which interlink via interfaces, as depicted in the visual representation below<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Multidisciplinary working groups involving port container operators, port equipment manufacturers, and service providers\/vendors collectively work together to establish the framework governing this activity. As a result, there are five working groups which correspond to the main container terminal processes:<\/p>

  1. Vessel \u2013 Berth Interface<\/li>
  2. Land access \u2013 yard terminal interface, including rail and road access.<\/li>
  3. Berth \u2013 Yard interface considering Rubber Tired Gantry Crane operations as primary equipment.<\/li>
  4. Berth \u2013 Yard interface considering Straddle Carrier (SC) operations as leading equipment.<\/li>
  5. Berth \u2013 Yard interface considering automated guided vehicles (AGVs) operations as main equipment.<\/li><\/ol>

    The five working groups follow an agreed methodology, so that examined under the same criteria, definitions achieve standardization for all relevant definitions in each process of their respective working group.<\/p>

    Following this approach of dividing terminal operations into different modules enables a better understanding and analysis of associated processes inherent within a container terminal. The outcome of Activity 2 generated the first version of an operational definitions catalogue with an existing database containing 100 definitions, which will continually update throughout the project life.<\/p>

    Definitions already available help define and standardize core operational processes which impact logistics and activity within port container terminals. Requirements can then form to facilitate project pilots. Working groups can access the definitions catalogue via Confluence; an online collaborative platform offering tools and templates for definitions which translate into standard telemetry semantics structure.<\/p>

    Determining conceptual definitions of the project pilots is another objective of Activity 2, drawing focus to four improvement areas of container handling activity:<\/p>

    1. Operations\/Performance<\/strong><\/li>
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      The first concept definitions developed by iTerminals 4.0 in Activity 2 project pilots consist of:<\/p>

      1. Operations\/Performance Conceptual Pilots<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>