{"id":85852,"date":"2024-04-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/automation-options-at-container-terminals-ctac24\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:08:31","slug":"automation-use-cases-container-terminals-ctac24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/automation-use-cases-container-terminals-ctac24\/","title":{"rendered":"Automation options at container terminals &#8211; CTAC24"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"85852\" class=\"elementor elementor-85852 elementor-85819\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c59d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"15c59d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d159f lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"00d159f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6c971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6c971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We were on site from 17-18 April at the 8th <a href=\"https:\/\/ctac.ptievents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Container Terminal Automation Conference <\/a> (CTAC) in Valencia. CTAC is the leading European conference for container terminal operators. The event focuses on improving efficiency, sustainability and profitability across the industry. With already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/digital-solutions-for-ports-private-5g-network\/\">three implementations<\/a> of a private 5G network from COCUS in German ports, we were looking forward to the exchange at CTAC and of course shared some insights into our realised 5G use cases for ports.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3158d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea3158d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here you can find out which advantages are being realised by the first container ports through automation. We share our highlights of the Container Terminal Automation Conference 2024 and exciting use cases for container terminals: <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d44c802 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"d44c802\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b62cfee lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"b62cfee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0168373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0168373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trends and developments in the digitalisation of container terminals <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a37e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a37e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Container Terminal Automation Conference is the leading event when it comes to technological innovations in port logistics. Here, experts discuss the latest developments in the field of container terminals and related topics such as sea, inland waterway, rail and truck transport. This year&#8217;s conference focussed on the following topics:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c73baa elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3c73baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Automation and digitalisation of container terminals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Innovative technologies and solutions for optimising container terminal processes <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Trends and developments in the maritime industry in the areas of ship efficiency, sustainability and logistics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f182b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f182b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The conference offered terminal operators and industry-experienced connectivity and IT specialists such as COCUS the opportunity to exchange views on current challenges facing container terminals. There was also an opportunity to discuss automation solutions used in practice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952ca48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"952ca48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blog_Textbild_CTAC24-1024x535.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-85847\" alt=\"A speaker on stage at the Container Terminal Automation Conference 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blog_Textbild_CTAC24-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blog_Textbild_CTAC24-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blog_Textbild_CTAC24-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Blog_Textbild_CTAC24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b0a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17b0a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use cases for automation in container terminals <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c37a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2c37a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Container terminal and port automation offers extensive opportunities to increase time efficiency, productivity and safety. These and other benefits can be achieved through various technological applications and automated process optimisations:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5365609 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5365609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Automations that enable almost 24\/7 operational readiness, particularly advantageous for high freight volumes. Examples include <b>autonomously moving lorries<\/b> and <b>route automation between the port and the CT terminal for swap bodies<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Improved safety in the workplace with fewer personnel required in hazardous areas, for example through <b>automated bulk material measurement, storage and site monitoring with drones<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Digitalisation and automation technologies reduce human error and speed up processes, such as the <b>remote control of port cranes for efficient ship loading<\/b>. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Real-time data analysis enables process optimisation and flexible reactions to plan changes, for example via <b>video streams and telemetry data from vehicles and cranes<\/b> or <b>data-based real-time control and analysis of rail traffic<\/b>.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e2a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3e2a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COCUS digital solutions for ports &amp; terminals <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8fff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8fff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With COCUS, terminals and ports rely on innovative solutions to successfully implement automation, utilise it on a large scale and promote their efficiency and sustainability strategy. As a multivendor system integrator and solution provider, COCUS sets the highest quality standards for connectivity and digitalisation solutions to implement industrial use cases.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ed8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1ed8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the ports in Wismar, Havelport Berlin and Trier, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/5g\/#5G-leistungen\">5G Campus2Go<\/a> network from COCUS enables the implementation of innovative digitalisation solutions and 5G use cases. From digital traffic control and analysis to the automation of remote control of ship loaders and vehicles &#8211; pioneers in the port industry show what is possible with COCUS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/digital-solutions-for-ports-private-5g-network\/\">Learn more here<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd40e8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"cd40e8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e229d61 lottie-bg-no\" data-id=\"e229d61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;enable_lottie_background&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b758d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1b758d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connecting Container Terminals \u2013 <br>Empowering Innovation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea00f8f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea00f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cocus.com\/en\/5g\/\" element=\"blog-contact\" type=\"5g\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find out more about 5G<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were on site from 17-18 April at the 8th Container Terminal Automation Conference (CTAC) in Valencia. 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