International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is preparing to fully automate its new central gate at its flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), with the introduction of truck portals with imaging cameras and automated driver transaction kiosks.
These new components are in addition to the modern weigh bridges that were installed during the gate's initial phase of operation. The new features are expected to further improve service delivery, and boost the cargo safety and security of containers entering the MICT, a company statement said.
"We can now look forward to our central gate running with increased efficiency minus the presence of a checker at the gate premises as the automated gate system will do most of the work for us. This means less human error and more accurate gathering of container data. What we will have is a remote checkers office that will monitor the entry of trucks," said Francis Andrews, ICTSI senior vice president and MICT general manager.
Upon entering the central gate, six portals with monochrome area scan cameras will capture images of a container's left, right, top, front and rear back door sides. The truck's licence plate is also stored in the system for reference. Through optical character recognition (OCR), container numbers are also captured by the system, while a checker from the remote office manually flags possible container damages.
These new components are in addition to the modern weigh bridges that were installed during the gate's initial phase of operation. The new features are expected to further improve service delivery, and boost the cargo safety and security of containers entering the MICT, a company statement said.
"We can now look forward to our central gate running with increased efficiency minus the presence of a checker at the gate premises as the automated gate system will do most of the work for us. This means less human error and more accurate gathering of container data. What we will have is a remote checkers office that will monitor the entry of trucks," said Francis Andrews, ICTSI senior vice president and MICT general manager.
Upon entering the central gate, six portals with monochrome area scan cameras will capture images of a container's left, right, top, front and rear back door sides. The truck's licence plate is also stored in the system for reference. Through optical character recognition (OCR), container numbers are also captured by the system, while a checker from the remote office manually flags possible container damages.