Smart freight tracking system goes live

14 Oct 2021 / Gothenburg, Sweden

The largest port in Scandinavia is seeking to enhance customer benefit through digitalised freight tracking.

The Port Optimizer™ Track & Trace app is being launched to make it easier for freight owners and rail and terminal operators to track their freight in real time from quayside to inland destination…

…The company behind this innovative solution is Wabtec, which has also created a similar tool for the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in North America. This provided a solid foundation for the Port of Gothenburg’s version of the tracking tool…

…Port Optimizer Track & Trace easily filters information about the freight moving through the port. It see which vessel carried the freight, when it was loaded, and when it left the terminal for the onward journey by rail. The system is linked to scanning sensors along the rail tracks, using data collected from the Swedish Transport Administration and various rail companies and organisations. Regular updates on the location of the freight ensure secure, traceable transport movements with a clearly stated time of arrival…

…The system also issues notifications, not only when everything is going according to plan but more important when a problem occurs in route that needs to be rectified quickly…

…In the long term, everyone will have the opportunity to reap the benefits of Port Optimizer Track & Trace, although initially the service will be limited to freight flows that have been activated...

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Source: Extract from Port of Gothenburg (www.portofgothenburg.com) press release dated 12 October 2021

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