Paving the Path for Tomorrow’s Ports

Witness the Smart and Sustainable Evolution in the Maritime Industry

Navigating operational challenges in a changing landscape

Port and terminal operators are facing increasing challenges which impact day-to-day operations and productivity. In addition to commercial losses due to unplanned downtime and infrastructural damage, Black Swan events and cyber security threats can also affect the ability to attract and retain customers in a competitive market. While consumer reliance on port and terminal services steadily increases, changes to trade policy and customs procedures can cause processing delays and disrupt supply chains. Meanwhile, port and terminal operators are under swift time limits to adopt sustainable practices and comply with new climate and resource regulations.

Sustainability analytics

Digitalization can accelerate your sustainability transformation and enhance key performance indicators such as carbon intensity and air quality through data-driven insights that enable informed decision making.

Sustainability Performance

Monitoring a port’s sustainability performance through a comprehensive dashboard.

Carbon Emission Monitoring and Reduction

Tracks and reduces carbon emissions to meet regulatory requirements and sustainability targets.

Energy Management and Optimization

Utilizes IoT sensors to monitor and control energy consumption for improved efficiency and sustainability.

Sustainable Resource Management

Ensures the efficient use of resources through IoT-enabled monitoring and management.

Cyber Security

Digitalization can enable you to effectively mitigate data breaches, safeguarding your critical assets, and maintain a resilient cybersecurity posture.

AI-driven Threat Detection and Response

Employs AI to identify and respond to cyber threats in real-time.

Secure IoT Infrastructure:

Ensures the security of IoT devices and networks through stringent protocols and continuous monitoring.

Cybersecurity Training and Awareness

Enhances employees' knowledge and practices to reduce the likelihood of security breaches.

Operational efficiency

By leveraging digitalization and adopting a data-driven approach, ports can optimize processes, improve equipment uptime, predict demand, enhance supply chain resilience and allocate resources efficiently. Selected use cases:

Real-time Supply Chain Visibility

Provides transparency of the supply chain using IoT devices to track goods in real-time.

Optimized Cargo Handling

Streamlines cargo operations with real-time tracking and management through IoT technology.

Automated Traffic Management

Optimizes traffic flow and reduces congestion through real-time data analysis and automated control mechanisms.

Predictive Maintenance for Port Equipment

Using analytics to predict and prevent equipment failures, reducing downtime.

Convergence of IT and OT

Combining information technology (IT) with operational technology (OT) enables a port to connect, and analyze information and operations, increase transparency and access and leverage data across the product and production lifecycle and throughout the supply chain ecosystem.

By converging IT and OT, data can flow starting vertically from field devices and sensors to edge computing and the cloud. Applying IT and software development methodologies to the OT world and collecting, contextualizing, and leveraging OT data with IT mechanisms makes smart, secure, and sustainable ports a reality.

Empowering your unique transformation every step of the way through our collaborative approach:

Siemens Advanta provides comprehensive digital transformation services combining IT+OT and special custom solutions that leverage the full potential of data by applying industrial-grade trustworthy, robust, and cyber secure technologies for critical infrastructure optimization.

We assist our customers in realizing successful digital transformation through targeted use cases in the following areas:

Reducing carbon emissions, waste, and pollutants with real-time and historical environment data

Sustainability analytics

Detecting potential hazards at an early stage and control physical and digital access
Safeguarding data and systems against cyber threats

Cybersecurity

Interconnected Systems: Expanding functionalities and operational efficiency through seamless integration of the existing IT infrastructure
Monitoring health and status of critical port and terminal infrastructure and optimize asset management and preventative maintenance
Coordinating and automate workflows from ship arrival to cargo destinations
Centralizing communication systems across all port systems to improve port management and supply chain operations

Operational efficiency

At Siemens Advanta, we believe in a people-focused and collaborative approach to client partnerships, utilizing our extensive domain and technology expertise to deliver solutions uniquely tailored to your business needs. Our five-step process ensures that we work closely with your team to build the perfect solution, all within a transparent pricing model.

Step 1: Problem Discovery and Target Setting
We begin by identifying and defining aligned and detailed objectives to ensure we fully understand your needs.

Step 2: Prototyping
Next, we create a prototype designed specifically to meet your business requirements.

Step 3: Proof of Value
We then demonstrate the real impact of the solution to validate its effectiveness.

Step 4: Productization
Following this, we define a scaled implementation roadmap to bring the solution to life.

Step 5: Scaling Across the Business
Finally, we scale the solution across your business to ensure widespread benefits.

Together, we build a solution that drives your digital transformation forward.

What we have achieved for our clients

40%

Reduction in time taken for trucks to enter, load, unload, and exit the terminal

+5%

Increase in ship calls handled per day

40%

Reduction in unplanned downtime due to cyberattacks or technical issues

45%

Decrease in time for the terminal to resume normal operations after a disruption

Case studies

Port du Havre

Discover our case study about the co-creation of 5G use cases and roadmap for HAROPA Port within the Port du Havre ecosystem, driving increased attractivity and competitivity as it transforms into a Smart Port.

Port of Bremerhaven

Explore our case study about port of Bremerhaven: the carbon-neutral port.

Smart Buildings, Campuses & Cities

Achieve efficiency, sustainability, and smarter buildings, campuses, and cities through digitalization. We guide clients in their transformation journeys to reduce costs and reach sustainability goals.

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Higher Education Campus

We support universities in achieving smart and sustainable campuses through collaborative partnerships, creating digitalization roadmaps, implementing IoT living labs, and driving innovation.

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