Name: How Antwerp Is A Model For Smart Shipping Technology
Uploaded: 2020-11-05T18:46:10.000Z
Duration: 4 min 18 s
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Piet Opstaele: So the Port of Antwerp, a lot of containers are coming in,

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The chance is quite big that the coffee you drink

in the morning has one day passed through the port here.

Port business is not anymore about moving stuff,

as with the emerging technologies which are coming up.

It's also how can I optimize my supply chain?

How can I do that in a more sustainable way

So the Port of Antwerp is the second-largest port in Europe.

So size matters because the ships are becoming

The terminal became bigger and more efficient.

there was already a lot of technology present,

is that the overall supply chain was optimized.

Nico Wauters: The most important processes in shipping

literally more than hundreds of containers

have to be transferred to truck drivers per hour.

And you have, thanks to the capabilities of blockchain,

a perfect track record, as we can see who has transferred

This creates kind of a micro-ecosystem around one container.

It's important that the goods are tracked,

that we have a very predictable delivery.

So to keep an eye on that, we built our digital twin,

We connected to the 500 cameras in the port.

We brought together 12 different databases

Wim Wouters: So in a digital twin for the port,

it's most important to have all the information

Then, of course, the companies that are using our port

and the ships that are transporting the cargo

If we select the ship, we can see the last three hours

This gives a really nice view of the depth situation

and it shows the ships in relation to the depth.

By combining all these different data sources in one view,

we have a super situational awareness of the whole port.

and I think we're ahead of many cities as well.

John Baekelmans: One of the main drivers of success

for the city of Antwerp is a collaboration

between working we're doing in the city and the port.

and logistical capabilities they are running in the port,

And we're using between 1,000 and 5,000 sensors

can actually help us make better decisions

mobility, air quality, noise pollution, and so on.

in a period of exponential growth of new technologies.

By using drones, for instance, we can do fast interventions.

By using machine vision, we can automate the inspection

which were done in the past were kind of dumb,

but I think smart means that more technology is coming.

people who have been raised with IT technologies

and they understand this is an opportunity for them.

I think we are just on the start of that,

of bringing new technology into the business

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