Port of Long Beach Launches Data-Sharing Project with GE Transportation to Improve Cargo Flow Efficiencies Amid Record Volumes
March 06 2018 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
GE Transportation (NYSE:GE) and the Port of Long Beach are
collaborating to improve cargo flow at the busiest port
complex in North America. As cargo volumes and the
complexity of port operations increase, the Port of Long Beach is
launching a pilot with GE Transportation to increase visibility,
enhance real-time decision-making and optimize cargo movement
through the Port.
Building on the success of its pilot with the Port of Los
Angeles, where the solution is helping to increase visibility of
incoming cargo from two days to two weeks, GE Transportation will
implement the Port Optimizer™ solution at marine terminals,
including Total Terminals International and Long Beach Container
Terminal, for a two- to three-month pilot.
“We experienced record volumes last year, with an 11 percent
increase to 7.54 million twenty-foot equivalent units, making 2017
our busiest year ever,” said Mario Cordero, Executive Director of
the Port of Long Beach. “This partnership with GE is providing an
important trial for us as cargo and competition grow. We need new
and innovative ways to ensure our customers can move their
containers from water to land quickly, reliably and at a cost that
makes sense for their business.”
“The pilot brings tremendous opportunity for the San Pedro Bay
ports customers and supply chain partners,” said Laurie Tolson,
Chief Digital Officer of GE Transportation. “With container volumes
on the rise, the world’s ports are moving more cargo than ever,
making the need for operations optimization even more critical. A
uniform, common user portal, like our Port Optimizer™ solution,
will enable stakeholders to make scheduling, planning and payment
decisions prior to cargo arrival, as well as reduce delays during
each handoff between nodes in the supply chain.”
“Boosting the efficient movement of cargo through San Pedro Bay,
the nation's premier trade gateway, is key to accommodating future
anticipated cargo growth,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission
President Lou Anne Bynum. “It was important to us to ensure this
pilot involved multiple container terminals, so we can collect the
best data to develop this important tool. This is an intriguing
technology and we’re interested to see if it can improve our
operations.”
Port Optimizer™ is cloud-based software that enhances supply
chain performance and predictability by delivering real time
data-driven insights through a single portal to stakeholders across
the supply chain. Integrating data from across the port, combining
machine learning and deep domain expertise, it helps the supply
chain monitor and respond to dynamic conditions, align people and
resources, and proactively communicate across functions – enabling
maximum port cargo flow and delivery performance.
GE Transportation and the Port of Long Beach, along with other
port community members, will discuss innovation in the cargo supply
chain during the Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference on March 7,
2018, in Long Beach.
About GE Transportation
At GE Transportation, we move the world and improve the
world. We are a global technology leader and supplier of equipment,
services and digital solutions to the rail, mining, marine,
stationary power and drilling industries. Our innovations help
customers deliver goods and services with greater speed and savings
using our advanced manufacturing techniques and connected machines.
Established more than a century ago, GE Transportation is a
division of the General Electric Company that began as a
pioneer in passenger and freight locomotives. That innovative
spirit still drives GE Transportation today and is strengthened by
our ability to serve customers more holistically through
the GE Store– a global exchange of knowledge, technology and
tools across all GE businesses that ultimately provides better
outcomes for customers. GE Transportation is headquartered in
Chicago, IL, and employs approximately 9,000 employees
worldwide.
About the Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach is one of the world’s premier seaports, a
gateway for trans-Pacific trade and a trailblazer in innovative
goods movement, safety and environmental stewardship. The Port is
served by 175 shipping lines with connections to 217 seaports
worldwide. Customer service, community engagement and environmental
sustainability are at the core of the Port’s operations. Industry
leaders named the Port of Long Beach the Best North American
Seaport in 2017, for the 19th time in the last 22 years, in
recognition of the Port’s service, innovation and reliability. A
major economic engine for the region, the Port handles trade valued
at more than $180 billion each year and supports hundreds of
thousands of Southern California jobs. The Port is undertaking $4
billion in planned capital improvements this decade to support
trade growth and strengthen its ability to serve the goods-movement
industry, Port clients and the community.
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