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SPOTLIGHT: german ports
EFFICIENT ADVANCES German ports have been introducing new systems with the aim of improving flow and efficiency through facilities at a time when goods handling has been beset with difficulties arising from the pandemic
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amburg Port Authority (HPA) recently announced a collaborative venture with HERE Technologies to improve truck traffic through the port using the company’s location data and technology platform. Within the port, digital information boards provide truck drivers with trafficrelevant information to navigate them through the port. With HERE’s Corridor Travel Time-as-a-Service solution, HPA can now provide improved monitoring of the traffic situation on relevant road corridors and manage the flow of traffic. The existing information boards can then also show information on current travel times to key destinations such as cargo transfer points – all without the need for additional hardware in the road sections under consideration. HERE’s solution is based on vehicle sensor data and utilises services such as HERE Real-Time Traffic and HERE Routeing to provide fresh and flexible travel time information. It is easy to set up via an application programming interface (API) and quick to deploy, minimising development and integration efforts for customers. Rando Schade from HPA Traffic Management Road comments: “For the first time, we can display exact travel
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