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Peel Ports case study:

Delivering performance improvements

with process automation

Speaker: Richard Lambert

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• The terminal

• The reasons for change

• The technology

• Key operational outcomes

Contents

Peel Ports, Liverpool

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The terminal

• Around 800,000 TEU PA

• Capacity of 1M TEU PA

• 34 Straddle Carriers

• 7 STS Cranes

• Second Terminal planned

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The reasons for change

Reasons for change

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The reasons for change

WHY CHANGE?

• Only 25 of the 34 carriers installed with PDS

• Legacy system restricting operational development

• Lack of business visibility

• Lost containers 3% (not in correct block)

• Misplaced units 15% (wrong slot in block)

• Export re-handles 10% (prior to loading)

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The reasons for change

IMPACT OF HIGH YARD STACKING AGAINST PRODUCTIVITY

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PRODUCTIVITY 21.3 20.21 19.96 18.19 17.15 16.4

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Impact on productivity prior to change

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The reasons for change

THE BENEFITS OF CHANGE

• Realisable operational efficiencies

• Foundation for future operational developments

• Get best value from TOS software

• Increase optimal yard capacity

• Future proof systems and long term reliability

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Technology

The technology(overview)

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Technology

G-POSModular System

Computer

Touch display

and card reader

Installed on the carrier

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G-POSModular System

PD

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TOS

D-MON

Security

E-SMART

Move

compliance

Technology

Installed infrastructure

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Technology

The technology(basic functionality)

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G-POSModular System

Technology

Driver authentication

Operator

database

Request card authorisation

OK – allow SC movement

TOS

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OK – TOS user accepted

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G-POSModular System

TOS

Technology

Basic PDS reporting

Automatic lift confirmation

Send Move Instruction

Automatic set confirmation

Automatic position update

X Y Z coordinates

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G-POSModular System

TOS

Technology

Automatic job steps

Automatic request - next step

Send Job step

Automatic lift confirmation

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G-POSModular System

Technology

Move compliance

TOS

Move

compliance

Send Move Instruction

Actual Lift location checked

If wrong - twistlock disabled

If OK lift allow & confirmed

If pick up or grounding in wrong

location is required remote

management override console

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G-POSModular System

Technology

Equipment status monitoring

E-SMARTCarrier fault

report

Maintenance

Updates status

Management and

operations receive

live updates of

status

System provides console visualisation

and performance statistics

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Technology

The technology(Visualisation)

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Technology

Container

length

Move

info

Driver view

options

Driver screens

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Technology

Driver screens - Job step

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Carrier

location

Target

location

Technology

Driver screens - mapview

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Technology

Driver screens - night

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E-SMART console

Technology

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Key operational outcomes

Key operational

outcomes

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• Operates reliably in all weathers

• System availability

• Yard accuracy

Key operational outcomes

Pre G-POS 34% typical

G-POS go-live 99.98%

Pre G-POS 80% typical

G-POS go-live 99.9+%

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Key operational outcomes - Source Peel Ports

22% increase in available stacking area

Productivity enhancements of up to 20%

95% of trucks serviced within 60 minutes

65% of trucks serviced within 30 minutes

30% improvement on previous performance