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Gulf Stevedoring adopts gate OCR
Fri, 16 Jul 2010
Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO) is to implement an OCR portal and driver kiosks to automate container identification, remote damage inspection and truck processing at its terminals in Saudi Arabia.
APS Technology will provide the OCR Portal technology, which will be integrated in the Navis Sparcs N4 terminal operating system (TOS) and Autogate System from Zebra Enterprise Solutions (ZES).
The ZES TOS will use OCR technology to automatically identify marine containers as they enter and exit the GSCCO terminals in Jeddah (pictured) and Jubail, increasing velocity at the gate and security within the terminals.
GSCCO operates three of the largest ports in Saudi Arabia and is in the process of developing the Northern Container Terminal (NCT) in Jeddah Islamic Port, which is the country’s busiest port.
The company will implement APS Technology OCR Portals and driver kiosks over ten lanes in Jeddah and five lanes in Jubail Container Terminal to eliminate gate congestion, increase throughput and reduce the chance of container theft. The ability to more fully automate gate operations will support the anticipated doubling of terminal volumes, said APS.
“We decided to add gate automation to provide a more systematic process to decrease truck dwell time and improve the quality of the gate process for our customers” said Saud Al Onani, GSCCO terminals manager.
"We pride ourselves in using the latest methods of management and the most state-of-the-art technology in all aspects of our operations. Our gate automation with APS and Zebra Enterprise Solutions will be the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Allen Thomas, APS Technology COO, said: “We are very pleased to work with Zebra Enterprise Solutions on the GSCCO project. The close integration between our systems provides a seamless flow of data for customers and enhanced visibility into operations.”
APS Technology will provide the OCR Portal technology, which will be integrated in the Navis Sparcs N4 terminal operating system (TOS) and Autogate System from Zebra Enterprise Solutions (ZES).
The ZES TOS will use OCR technology to automatically identify marine containers as they enter and exit the GSCCO terminals in Jeddah (pictured) and Jubail, increasing velocity at the gate and security within the terminals.
GSCCO operates three of the largest ports in Saudi Arabia and is in the process of developing the Northern Container Terminal (NCT) in Jeddah Islamic Port, which is the country’s busiest port.
The company will implement APS Technology OCR Portals and driver kiosks over ten lanes in Jeddah and five lanes in Jubail Container Terminal to eliminate gate congestion, increase throughput and reduce the chance of container theft. The ability to more fully automate gate operations will support the anticipated doubling of terminal volumes, said APS.
“We decided to add gate automation to provide a more systematic process to decrease truck dwell time and improve the quality of the gate process for our customers” said Saud Al Onani, GSCCO terminals manager.
"We pride ourselves in using the latest methods of management and the most state-of-the-art technology in all aspects of our operations. Our gate automation with APS and Zebra Enterprise Solutions will be the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Allen Thomas, APS Technology COO, said: “We are very pleased to work with Zebra Enterprise Solutions on the GSCCO project. The close integration between our systems provides a seamless flow of data for customers and enhanced visibility into operations.”
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