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1. Smart port logistics: lessons from the
experience of Port of Rotterdam and Port
of Hamburg
Dr. Behzad Behdani
Wageningen University, Logistics and Operations Research Department
Delft University of Technology, Transportation and Planning Department
InexTeam B.V. , (The Netherlands)

2. Some of on-going projects
• Trans-SONIC project (Transport Self Organization through Network
Integration and Collaboration)
Involved parties: Port of Amsterdam, TNO, SmartPort, EUR, TUDelft,
TransFollow, ECORYS
• EURECA Project (Effective Use of Reefer Containers for conditioned
products through the Port of Rotterdam),
Involved parties: Port of Rotterdam, Deltalings-SmartPort,
Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT), TUDelft, EUR, ABB, Seamark
Reefer Service b.v., Frugiventa

3. Port evolution
4 generations of ports
1. The first generation port is a
loading and unloading port
(until the 1960s)
2. The second generation port is
an industrial port (until 1980s)
3. The third generation port is a
logistics / supply chain port
(post 1980s)
4. Smart digital ports (now and
the future), a Port 4.0
Source: Deloitte Port Services, Smart Ports

4. Digitalization of ports

5. Port of Hamburg
• Over 9 million twenty-foot
equivalent units (TEUs) are
transported through the port
every year, and this is forecast
to double by 2025.
• The port and city are impacted
by up to 40,000 truck trips daily
• Challenge: limited space for
port or infrastructure
expansion
• To help keep traffic flowing
smoothly, the Hamburg Port
Authority (HPA) worked with
big companies like SAP, T-
systems and Cisco on a series of
20 projects collectively called
smartPort Logistics.

6. Port of Hamburg
IoT for traffic and Infrastructure Management
• Start of IP-based sensor project 2011
• HPA installed 300 roadway IP-based
sensors to monitor traffic across major
roadways in the port area (Port Road
Management Center) >> predicting
congestion + bridge maintenance
schedules
1. Traffic management helps the port
road manager monitor road traffic.
2. Structural sensors provide real time
data on the condition of moveable
infrastructure.
3. Environmental sensors deliver
environmental data to improve
analysis of the situation.
4. Smart Lighting enhances the safety
and energy savings in the port.
• Port road management becomes the basis
for a more comprehensive smart port
plan which was published in 2012 with
the aim to make Hamburg a smart port.
Source: Cisco

7. Port of Hamburg
Traffic and Infrastructure Management
Source: Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)

8. Port of Hamburg
DAKOSY system or the smartPORT logistics (SPL) app
• A Port Community System: all companies
and public agencies involved in export,
import and transit processes can transmit
and receive relevant data and current
status information
• SPL supplies current data on traffic,
including a calculation of ETA at the
terminal, also providing information on
the current situation on parking in and
around the port
• ‘eDeclaration’ software enables the user
to download and make available all data
required by local government agencies
very conveniently and simply.
• Advance electronic notification for all
container deliveries and collections by
road
Source: Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)

9. Port of Hamburg
Other intelligent solutions to increase the port logistics efficiency
Smart Maintenance
Source: Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)

10. Port of Hamburg
Source: Digital Port, Port of Hamburg

11. Port of Hamburg
Source: Cisco

12. Port of Rotterdam
• The Port of Rotterdam is the
largest port in Europe, located
in the city of Rotterdam,
Netherlands.
• 13.7 million TEU container
throughput and 467 million
cargo handling in 2017 with
about 30,000 vessel calls.
• From 1962 until 2004 it was the
world's busiest port.

13. Port of Rotterdam
• The Port of Rotterdam is the
largest port in Europe, located
in the city of Rotterdam,
Netherlands.
• 13.7 million TEU container
throughput and 467 million
cargo handling in 2017 with
about 30,000 vessel calls.
• From 1962 until 2004 it was the
world's busiest port.
Fully automated/unmanned container cranes and electric AGV’s at Maasvlakte
2, Port of Rotterdam (source: APM Terminals)

14. Port Community System (Portbase)
• Portbase was created by a
merger between Rotterdam’s
Port infolink and Amsterdam’s
PortNET.
• Portbase facilitates the
exchange of data between
companies and the exchange
of information with
government authorities in
order to allow everyone to
work faster, more efficiently
and at lower cost.
Source: Portbase

15. Port Community System (Portbase)

16. Port Community System (Portbase)
• Portbase is ‘Enabled by-services’
platform provides 40 different
services in 4 main areas:
1. Vessel Call
2. Import Cargo Management
3. Export Cargo Management
4. Organization of Hinterland
Transport
• More than 3000 EU companies are
connected and sharing data
• Role-based authorization
• Other parties that serve a general
good of the logistics sector are able
to offer services here that have
added value for the port
community.
Source: Portbase

17. Port Community System (Portbase)
Source: Portbase

18. The next step

19. Port of Rotterdam
Creating the Port of Rotterdam’s digital twin
• The IBM IoT initiative will effectively create a digital twin of the port.
This replica will mirror the port’s operations and conditions, from ship
movements to weather to water depth.
• The starting point is “managing the berthing of vessels”.
• IBM’s new digital dashboard will take data from a variety of sources,
including IBM’s ‘digital dolphins’. These smart quay walls and sensor-
equipped buoys will provide data on the status of berthing terminals, as
well as water and weather conditions.
• These digital dolphins will provide insights into the condition and
utilisation of a berthing terminal and the surrounding water and
weather conditions, enabling port operators to identify the optimal time
for ships to dock, and where and when they can do so.

20. Thanks for your attention
Behzad.Behdani@wur.nl