TECONDI awards HTS integrated truck and rail gate contract

Handling up to 700,000 teu per year, approximately 17% of the container traffic passing through Santos, the terminal sees technology to further automate traditional manual processes as strategically vital. With strong demand for solutions to increase productivity at lower costs, TECONDI says it is committed to meeting the specific needs of customers.

The terminal’s decision to increase automation will meet Brazilian legal requirement that port terminals must be equipped to scan all containers, using OCR for the identification of containers and trucks, on arrival or departure, without human intervention. The law comes into effect by the end of this year, with those failing to comply unable to operate.

The 20 ‘SeeGate3’ truck portals will automatically read and record the container ISO code number as the truck passes through a gate complex. A similar operation involves two ‘SeeTrain’ fully integrated rail OCR systems that automatically read and record container ISO code numbers as the train passes.