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ICTSI deploys smart solution at MICT

Published Mar 18, 2021 06:00 am

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)  Wednesday,  (March 17) announced it has successfully implemented an Artificial Intelligence (AI) -powered solution to optimize operations in its flagship terminal, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT).

The solution, YardSight, is part of a larger AI Solution Suite - AiCON, developed by Avlino, a New Jersey-based AI and digital transformation company, in partnership with IGO Solutions, a UK-based leading solutions provider for container terminals.

“The YardSight AI module, in its current form, provides logic for the most efficient stacking positions based on optimal work balancing of our rubber tired gantries (RTGs)," explained Anders Dommestrup, MICT CEO and Executive Director.

ICTSI looks to further optimize yard productivity at MICT with AI-based solution Yardsight.

"This results into increased productivity for internal and external trucks, reduced traffic clashes and minimized yard rehandles when stacking import containers," he elaborated.

"We are closely working together to expand the application into dynamic allocation of Container Handling and Equipment (CHE) ranges and focusing efficiencies for the export yard cycle for internal and external trucks in the coming months as well," according to Dommestrup.

Already, "We are seeing very encouraging signs that this new approach can deliver significant efficiencies to equipment utilization and truck turnaround time, which will be passed on to our customers to support ICTSI’s effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emission,” he added.

YardSight has also enhanced the operation team’s interest in technology and the IT team’s interest in operational realities even further, the CEO pointed out.

The result benefits the entire business as we journey towards various degrees of automation, he underscored.

YardSight performs capacity optimization, throughput management, and yard space maximization. 

Leveraging real-time and historical operational data from internal and external sources, the AI application adapts to the current state and responds back to users with intelligent work directives based on the transformative conditions. 

Interestingly, “The partnership with ICTSI has been instrumental in shaping YardSight,” revealed Ramana Jampala, founding CEO of Avlino.

"Adopters of YardSight will be equipped to tackle the challenges of constriction, congestion, and high re-handle counts," he noted.

YardSight manages the entire yard operation and is a game-changer for terminal operators.

More importantly, the solution incorporates directly into ICTSI’s existing business process, where AI controls workflows to tighten operational expenses while increasing profit margins.  

"It is truly a win-win scenario,” according to Jampala.

“Very few container terminals have taken a holistic approach to adopting AI solutions, and ICTSI initiated this journey as a pioneer," says Jayesh Pandya, co-founder of IGO Solutions. 

'IGO Solutions and Avlino partnered to deliver solutions with a potential to realize high Return on Investments (ROI) for ICTSI,” he concluded.

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