Logistics

Smart Terminal

Project that allows tracking, status monitoring and traceability of all cargo and objects within a terminal, from the moment they enter until they leave.

Type of innovation: Disruptive
Project status: Completed (pilot)

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Sustainable Development Goals

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Description

The solution is based on the combination of two key components:

  • Sensors, which capture and translate the physical state of objects into digital data.

  • Surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence algorithms, which allow automatic identification, tracking and interpretation of everything that happens in the terminal.

This system offers continuous, automatic, simple and immediate visibility, and represents a new way of understanding the management of roll-on/roll-off terminals.

Objectives

  • Translate and interpret the physical state of objects within the terminal using digital technology.
  • Provide constant traceability and localisation of all cargo.
  • Use a combination of sensors and AI-enabled cameras to deliver reliable, real-time information.
  • Pave the way for a new generation of smarter, more efficient and automated terminals.

Benefits

  • Sub-metric precision in object localisation.
  • Information provided almost in real time, adapted to actual operations.
  • Proof of concept with highly satisfactory results.
  • Scalability potential to other terminals and applicability in sectors such as security or logistics chains.