PDS makes the line calls
NewsPosition detection systems can track the location of every container, but the TOS slot references can be wrong if they are not stacked corre...
Voice direction first for straddle carriers
NewsCentrePort Wellington in New Zealand has installed what is believed to be the first voice direction system for straddle carriers....
Yard Hound is in the PINC
NewsCalifornia-based PINC Solutions is having success with its Yard Hound passive RFID container tracking system, which can be deployed at conta...
Symeo putting radio on the radar
NewsSymeo has developed local positioning radar technology which can fill the gaps in GPS-based container position detection or act as a standal...
Container security to be tightened further
NewsFollowing the introduction of new US legislation in late 2008 requiring all US-bound import containers to be fitted with a high-strength mec...
Towards hybrid GPS/RFID positioning
NewsContainer terminal automation can benefit from hybrid solutions leveraging the advantages of GPS and RFID*....
Tacoma tests GPS for inland rail
NewsThe US west coast port of Tacoma is testing a GPS tracking system that tracks intermodal containers from the time they leave waterfront term...
Locate with ContainerTrac
NewsCalifornia based ContainerTrac has developed a GPS-based position detection system to automate cell level-accurate container location notifi...
Towards more cost-effective GPS
NewsNow Solutions is offering a DGPS positioning system with a per vehicle cost similar to that of installing vehicle-mounted RDT terminals....
New GPS system
NewsFinland-based Savcor One has introduced a patented GPSbased container position identification system (CPIS) based on RAAS technology, which ...
NovAtel for Yangshan
NewsThe first two container terminals at Shanghai’s Yangshan port are using global positioning systems supplied by Canadian company NovAtel to...
ITS launches new positioning system
NewsUK-based International Terminal Solutions (ITS) has introduced a straddle carrier and tractor alignment system, called LoadView. The system ...
Savcor extends MIT deal
NewsSavcor One is set to extend the application of its Modulaire Container Position Information System (C-PIS) at Manzanillo International Termi...
Seoho steers by satellite
NewsSeoho Electric of Korea is offering a GPS-based auto steering system for RTGs. It previously offered auto steering using CCD cameras to capt...
Keeping a constant watch on intermodal assets
NewsInterest in real-time intermodal asset tracking and condition monitoring is growing, although cost remains an issue despite improvements in ...