A hyper-intelligent shipping container has set off from the port of Rotterdam for a two-year round-the-world voyage. Equipped with sensors and communication technology, the container is collecting numerous data that should improve services at the port of Rotterdam.
Sensors in the so-called 'Container 42' track vibration, inclination, position, noise, air pollution, humidity and temperature, among other things, during the journey. Solar panels on the container should provide insight into how much energy a container can harvest. The data collected will provide insight into the challenges in transport and logistics and contribute to the development of a so-called 'digital twin' of the port: a digital representation of the physical port. The Port of Rotterdam Authority's current Internet of Things (IoT) platform lays the foundation for this.
Through its cloud platform, the Port Authority collects and processes data coming from sensors in the port. In this way, real-time information about infrastructure, water and air, among others, comes in and the Port of Rotterdam can further improve services. Digitalisation in the port of Rotterdam should lead to safer, more reliable and faster throughput and enable Rotterdam to welcome autonomous ships to the port in the future.
The container will make its first stop in Munich in early June, where it will be on display during Transport Logistic 2019.
