Getting value from visibility

Automation project includes hardware and systems from Visy and IDENTEC, with systems integration from Remprex across the two largest container terminals in Montreal.

The new October Dry Port (ODP) in Egypt is controlled by the TOPS Expert TOS from Realtime Business Solutions (RBS).

Virtual Trigger is a new system software feature for Visy OCR that replaces traditional triggering hardware, such as ground loops or laser scanners, in the license plate or container ID recognition process.

Operational automation specialist Visy Oy has been acquired by Sensebit.

Finland-based Visy Oy, in cooperation with Konecranes and PT. Primus Indonesia, has been awarded a contract from Prima Multi Terminal (PMT) in Indonesia to supply its Visy Access GOS (Gate Operating System) with OCR for both the gate operation and STS cranes.

The Port of Houston plans to issue a Request for Proposals for a new gate system for both its Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals. In 2009, Houston tendered for a gate OCR system for both facilities, and subsequently awarded a contract to APS Technology, now part of ABB.