Asset tracking technology gets real

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UK-based International Terminal Solutions Ltd (ITS) has installed the latest version of the G-POS GPS tracking system for straddle carriers, GPS-Lite, at APM Terminals Rotterdam. APMT operates 72 Straddle Carriers at the terminal on Maasvlakte I (not its new MVII automated terminal), where it uses the COSMOS TOS with its legacy container position system.

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG and Savi Technology have entered into a “worldwide mutual reseller agreement”.

The chemicals company has installed an anti-collision system called LOST from Essenium to ensure safety levels at its terminal in Antwerp

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is well known in the ports industry as a cost-effective solution for implementing road truck registration and identification systems.

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) is taking a series of initiatives to develop standards and definitions designed to assist suppliers and terminal operators in selecting and deploying technology.