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P Leibherr mobile harbour crane devliery. Telefónica’s 5G network and the low


latency it brings will mean improved communications for Cellular Vehicle-to- Everything (C-V2X) at the port. By using Edge Computing technologies from Telefonica’s Virtual Data Centre (VDC), all data communicated by the cranes, trucks and pedestrian personnel will be sent securely to a geographical location hosted on the Edge, to get an immediate response from an intelligent cooperative transport system (C-ITS) with a dashboard for APMT to see a map of where everyone is. An alarm system will notify crane drivers and trucks or pedestrian personnel about potential collisions against fixed and mobile fixtures, sending an instant notification to a control centre in case of a collision.


Straddle carrier cranes will be equipped with an onboard unit communicating via 5G and C-V2X between itself and other actors


in the port. Trucks, truckers, and terminal personnel will have a 5G smartphone, with a C-V2X app installed. “Projects like this are part of our Way of


Working at APM Terminals, in search of innovation and continuous improvement, and for operations in our terminal to be increasingly safe, more sustainable and more competitive,” says Carlos Arias, MD, APMT Spanish Gateways. Telefónica’s innovation manager,


Mercedes Fernández, explains that the same technology can be scaled into other ports, airports, and industrial sites with similar traffic. The goal is “to reduce the accident rate among workers, vehicles and goods,” Fernández adds. The project, which became operational this summer 2021, will have different stages of development and will use APMT Barcelona as a test location.


QS Konecranes busbar retrofit.


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