FEATURE | TECHNOLOGY
committed to efficiency and to the development of the Callao Multipurpose North Terminal. We will continue to implement technological and operational improvements to further reduce unloading times and increase our capacity to handle higher cargo volumes. This in line with the progress we have made in stage 3A of the Multipurpose North Terminal Modernization Project launched last year. Our goal is to continue to be a leading port in the region, providing high quality services to our customers,” said Fernando Fauche, commercial director, APM Terminals Callao. Vessels calling at APM Terminals Callao
North Terminal carry a wide variety of cargoes, reflecting the terminal’s versatility and capacity to handle different types of goods. These include solid bulk such as wheat and corn, breakbulk construction materials such as steel and cement, automotive products such as cars and heavy machinery, as well as sensitive cargo such as refrigerated cargo. The ability to handle this diversity of cargoes highlights the efficiency and adaptability of APM Terminals Callao’s operations to meet the diverse needs of the market. During the first half of the year, APM
Terminals Callao saw a significant increase in the volume of wheat and corn imports, up by approximately 15%, while steel coil imports increased by close to 20%. Parts of the automotive sector – including heavy machinery – have registered an increase of around 30% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, as agricultural exports
grow, APM Terminals Callao is ideally equipped – with electrical outlets and specialised services – to handle growing
APM Terminals Callao has seen a significant increase in wheat and corn imports.
seasonal exports of refrigerated goods. All this supports and strengthens the North Pier of the Port of Callao as a strategic hub of agro-export at the national level. “We will continue lifting standards of efficiency to remain the key node in global maritime trade,” Fauche concluded. Elsewhere, in Atlanta, Georgia, INFORM
has successfully deployed its Syncrotess Optimization Plus solution at Norfolk Southern’s (NS) Austell terminal. The solution reportedly enables the
terminal to have complete transparency of its stacked operations as well as optimised yard storage and crane movement. INFORM’s add-on AI and optimisation solution takes a modular approach to adding advanced intelligence to a terminal’s existing TOS. This path allows them to isolate the terminal’s specific
challenges and provide a bespoke solution for their specific operational challenges. As an add-on optimisation solution,
Norfolk Southern has built the required optimisation on top of its existing Terminal Operating System (TOS) OPTCS 2.0. Austell is the second Norfolk Southern
site running INFORM’s Syncortess Optmization Plus solution. In 2023, NS took the solution live at its Rossville terminal. Norfolk Southern is using INFORM’s Yard
Optimizer (YO) to intelligently manage its stacked operations. The Yard Optimizer works in conjunction with TOS to allocate storage locations for containers within the yard, automatically determines suitable grooming moves, and allocates handover locations, or transfer spots, for external trucks to use to minimise travel distance for the container into and out of the stack. Norfolk Southern is utilising INFORM’s
Crane Optimizer (CO) to optimise the movements of overhead cranes to minimise empty travel and maximise productivity of the lift equipment. Austell is using Kuenz RTG Freerider cranes. INFORM has a suite of six industry proven
APM Terminals Callao has seen a 30% increase in the automotive sector. xxviii | October 2024 | Dockside Lift & Move Supplement
optimisation modules designed to improve operational efficiency reducing operational costs and allowing for improved revenues. They include: Crane Optimizer (CO), Yard Optimizer (YO), Vehicle Optimizer (VO), Train Load Optimizer (TLO), Rail Scheduler (RS), and Machine Learning (ML) modules. “INFORM’s Syncrotess Optimization Plus solution is helping revolutionise our operations at Norfolk Southern’s Austell and Rossville terminals, providing us with unparalleled visibility and efficiency in our stacked operations, yard storage, and crane
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