Tag: 5G

Chee Hong Tat, Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport and Finance, announced that MPA Singapore and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed an MOU in mid-August 2022 to develop 5G mobile network capabilities in the maritime domain to enhance digital connectivity in the Port of Singapore.

Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Transport, Chee Hong Tat, said that MPA will use artificial intelligence and machine learning to manage the increasing scale and complexity of ship movements in Singapore’s waters. 

Hutchison Ports Sohar signed an MoU with Omantel and Huawei for a 5G Proof of Concept (PoC) study, to improve the port’s overall operational efficiency.

The Port Network Authority of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea (Port of Livorno) is planning an implementation plan around 5G.

Verizon announced a European private 5G market with a deployment of private 5G network, at the Port of Southampton, after a deal with the Associated British Ports (ABP).

With digitalization being at the forefront goals of the shipping industry, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe is about to deploy 5G technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of the UK Government’s 5G Trials and Testbeds Programme.

Nokia recently signed an agreement with Tideworks Technology, in order to deploy Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) at the Port of Seattle.

The Port of Barcelona began the '5G Maritime' pilot test in July, a project that aims to validate the location of ships in real time and with great precision, obtaining image data that complement the information of the current geolocation systems of the port.

The City of Antwerp, Port of Antwerp, the Antwerp Police and the Antwerp Fire Department joined their forces in order to develop and test a private 5G network.

A challenge ports face today is how they can evolve and keep up with the developing digitalization, in order to increase the efficiency and sustainability of logistic operations.