E-SMART the plant and equipment visualisation management tool provided by UK based International Terminal Solutions Ltd (ITS), recently went live at the DCT Gdansk terminal in Poland.
DCT Gdansk operates over 100 items of container handling equipment including reach stackers, empty handlers, STS and RTG cranes, and trucks. The E-SMART system provides immediate visualisation of equipment status and plant faults using large clear icons allowing the terminal to quickly identify any issues for rapid remedial action.
Boris Wenzel, DCT CEO says “DCT is a rapidly growing terminal. The deployment of E class vessels on the Maersk Line AE10 string to Gdansk since May 2011 has been another important step in DCT\'s development. More intensive operations on E class vessels also mean we need the most efficient solutions to ensure the most optimal deployment of equipment and minimize downtime.”
E-SMART also provides statistics for KPIs such as, equipment availability and outages, and can be used to trend and identify repeat issues and monitor performance. Management dashboards are provided allowing key staff and managers across the terminal to view the live status of the equipment and the equipment history.
“It is crucial for us to provide the highest quality of our services” says Jedrzej Mierzewski, DCT Chief Operations Officer. “As a company which is developing constantly, we need solutions that optimise our operational equipment effectiveness. E-SMART provides a good platform to share information between the operations and maintenance functions, and clearly allows the operations staff to see what equipment is available to them and when equipment is available following service work.”
Richard Lambert, ITS’ Managing Director commented “we are very pleased to work with DCT Gdansk. They are a forward looking, proactive organisation that recognises the major benefits that can be achieved by integrating technology within the operational environment. We only launched E-SMART on our web site PortAutomation.com in March this year, and DCT Gdansk represents our third implementation this year, and we are naturally very pleased they selected E-SMART for their terminal”
DCT Gdansk
DCT Gdansk is a Polish registered company majority owned by GIF II (Global Infrastructure Fund II), a specialized fund managed by a member of the Macquarie Group of Companies, headquartered in Australia. Its terminal offers year-round ice-free access with a 17.0m deep approach channel and up to 16.5m depth along the berth. DCT Gdansk is an ideal gateway to Poland as well as the transshipment hub for St. Petersburg and the rest of the Baltic region. The rail terminal, 2 x 1000m long and operated by DCT Gdansk, is adjacent to the marine facility. DCT Gdansk offers the only direct container shipping connection from the Far East to Poland and the Baltic Sea. DCT is adjacent to the 100 ha Pomeranian Logistics Center developed by Goodman which is to open in 2012 and will offer port centric logistics solutions to the Polish market.