Nearly 20 International companies from the container terminal operators, equipment manufacturers and software providers sectors met with the objective of advancing towards the establishment of TIC 4.0 in form of international association. TIC 4.0 members have now been working for over one year sub-divided in several working groups to agree on industry concepts and definitions towards the development of container industry standards that will enable the sector to afford critical challenges like digital transformation, energy transition and the evolution towards automation, among others. This objective responds to a need recognised by the sector of making available standards that allow both operators and manufacturers to adopt a common language for port operations and implement Industry 4.0 models. The existence of these standards will allow a faster and efficient adoption of the Industry 4.0 paradigm and at a lower cost, allowing operators, manufacturers and software providers to share a common understanding of the key aspects that affect the operations and logistics of port terminals. The TIC 4.0 members have voted in favour of taking the Committee to the next level incorporating as a formal association by the end of 2019, thus continue working to define harmonised semantics and definitions for port operations. TIC 4.0 welcomes organisations in the Port operations and Port solution providers sectors to join, as the objective is for the association to reach 30 members in 2020. TIC 4.0 association is promoted and supported by The Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT) and PEMA and is currently chaired by Terminal Link and the Fundación Valenciaport acts as general secretariat.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
