Koning & Hartman Partnered with Druid &
Airspan to Upgrade Rotterdam Port’s
Private Network to Improve its Operations

Industry

Logistics

Location

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Partner

Koning & Hartman

End User

Port of Rotterdam

Overview

Koning & Hartman, a Dutch industrial tech provider worked Druid Software and Airspan to bring automation and intelligence to operations at the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Port of Rotterdam Authority manages, operates and develops the port and industrial area of Rotterdam and is responsible for maintaining a safe and smooth handling of all shipping.

Challenges

Port of Rotterdam Authority wants an autonomous ships by 2025-2030. To achieve this, it installed sensors across its 42-kilometre port area to build a digital twin of the site’s set-up and operations to mirror, track, and pre-pilot the shipping movements, infrastructure, weather and water depth. It also runs it IoT platform for data processing. The port needs a reliable private network for multiple applications, including private communication, site automation, and IoT connectivity.

Solution & Benefits

Druids Private LTE application was integrated with Airspan’s Private 4G solutions. Airspan’s carrier grade base stations were installed. The new architecture gave the port easy control and management of the network. The private network also helped the port to achieve greater efficiencies and at the same time deliver a safer working environment for their employees. Embracing this new technologies gained them competitive advantage. It enables real time data processing and control of unmanned vehicles that requires dedicated data and very low latency.

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