Container Tracking System
Container Yards are often quite large in which materials and containers are moved frequently. Likewise, there is significant room for human error when dealing with large quantities of containers that must be tracked by pick-up location, time or date. With i-TEK 4r (Read, Record, Report and Real-Time) system, we have a complete proven solution to take care of all container tracking requirements.
Currently, in most Container Freight Stations (CFS) or Inland container Depot (ICD), collection of the information of container is manual and depends on workers or semi-automatic devices. Inefficiency and inaccuracy of container management become an obstacle to realize the information about container logistics. Some technologies have been tested to settle this problem, such as image processing and pattern recognition to identify the container number, but these methods only achieve a recognition rate of 80%-95% and the workload of the workers is still large. In this context, we introduce the RFID technology, which can be used to improve the situation. This RFID technology can be used to keep track of the locations of the containers, to give greater visibility of the operations data and to improve the business and control processes.
Yard managers can achieve real-time visibility into the location, entrance, exit, and intra-yard movement of every container for which they are responsible.
i-TEK 4r Container Tracking System is being developed and implemented for:
- Locate and identify containers stacked within the yard for faster retrieval at the accuracy level of +/- one container.
- Minimize the underutilization of a container yard due to lack of visibility of empty slots so as to improve its productivity.
- Minimize the redundant movement of containers from one location to another within the yard by improving the stacking & retrieval operations.
- Reduce the heavy congestion at the container terminals causing delays in locating and identifying the container.
- Increased visibility leading to customer satisfaction.
- Identify real-time space availability.
- Help the Operations department to streamline the process of identifying, tracking and searching of the containers moving out from the Port, entering the yard gate, moving inside the yard and exiting from the yard.
- Empower CHAs to locate the container location (+/- one container) on the Web so as to build confidence and maintain the transparency.
- Equip users with the identification of the data capture technology to automate manual transactions.
- Generate real-time MIS reports for pro-active decision making.
- This system can also be integrated with ERP'S such as CFS-MAG and any other CFS/ICD/Yard management software.
Cranes Covered under RFID System
Fork Lift
RTG
Side Lifter
Reach Stacker
Container Search Screen
