Batangas Container Terminal (BCT) in the Philippines has switched to a fully automated gate system (AGS), becoming the first Philippine port and DP World terminal to do so. The AGS uses AI and cameras to automatically identify and process truck information in real-time, eliminating manual data entry errors and improving safety and efficiency. It allows the port to remotely supervise three lanes of traffic, reducing turnaround times for trucks and boosting gate capacity.

1. Batangas Container Terminal Switches To
Fully Automated Gates

2. Batangas Container Terminal (BCT)
has switched to fully automated gates,
leading to more efficient gate
operations, higher gate capacity, and
faster truck turnaround time.

3. With the switchover, BCT has become the first Philippine port to transition to the artificial
intelligence-powered automated gate system (AGS) and the foremost site across DP World’s
global terminal network to fully implement it, Dubai-based DP World said in a statement. DP
World is the foreign equity partner of Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI), which operates BCT.

4. The AGS was developed by DP World Zodiac FZE
with AI-powered CARGOES AVA+ and went live
recently in Southern Luzon’s international
gateway port.

5. “We are very pleased to implement another industry first through BCT as we
continuously upgrade our capabilities to provide smarter, faster, and safer ports and
logistics services to our customers anchored on game-changing technologies,” DP
World Philippines chief executive and ATI director William Khoury said.

6. “This early, the AGS has boosted BCT’s efficiency, increased gate capacity, and
improved stakeholder safety, which collectively contribute to a more robust
logistics sector, especially at this time of post-pandemic trade recovery.”

7. DP World says the AGS delivers integrated solutions for gate process automation, encompassing
cameras, kiosk, and gate operating system. It uses intelligent cameras to capture information, such
as container number, truck license plate, container door orientation and seal condition and other
details as trucks pass through the portals.

8. These data are transmitted automatically to the port’s CARGOES TOS+ terminal operating system
in real-time through a video analytics server that uses deep learning to increase recognition and
accuracy over time. The seamless data processing eliminates manual entry errors and enhances
access controls through automatic driver identification.

9. All these features contribute to more efficient gate operations, higher gate capacity, and
faster truck turnaround time, said DP World. It describes CARGOES AVA+ as hardware
agnostic, meaning it does not require costly special hardware adaptations and works with
different types of systems without suffering compatibility issues.

10. BCT, under its traditional Optical Character Recognition system, previously operated three
lanes manually, each manned by an individual operator at the gate. The AGS now supervises
all three lanes remotely, making ingress and egress of trucks contactless and operationally
safer.

11. The system will soon include container
damage detection and digital facial
recognition functionalities as
developers optimize its highly versatile
algorithms and dynamic features.

12. DP World said it created its digital service CARGOES based on more than 40 years of
experience in logistics to solve supply chain challenges that cause inefficiency and slow
down trade.

13. CARGOES is “a suite of enterprise
services and products for the world
of logistics and trade” that
provides solutions that support
shippers with tracking to ports
around the world and helps nations
manage their operations or
regulatory logistics needs, DP
World said.

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