Le Havre Terminal Exploitation (LHTE), a multimodal terminal located in the port of Le Havre in France, is collaborating with AllRead, a technology company specialising in OCR software, in order to address issues with real-time control of container entry, exit and condition.
In particular, LHTE aims to improve its traceability as well as the operational efficiency of the control process.
For LHTE, it is essential to check the unloading list of containers arriving by rail against the actual composition of the train, as discrepancies can arise and have consequences for the terminal.
In addition, LHTE wants to retain visual evidence of the condition of the container when it enters its terminal. In the event of damage, LHTE must be able to prove that it occurred before the container entered its site. Finally, the terminal needs to know which wagon the container is positioned on so that it can handle the stock of wagons on site on behalf of its rail operator customers.
LHTE was therefore looking for an efficient, cost-effective solution to read the container’s BIC + ISO code, and the wagons’ UIC codes, provide visual proof of the container’s condition and finally integrate the data into its information system.
Therefore, LHTE implemented AllRead’s ARS Rail solution. AllRead does not require major investment in infrastructure. Conventional cameras and projectors were installed on either side of the rail, at 6 and 11 metres respectively, at the rail entrance to the terminal.
Christophe Reigner, chairman of LHTE, said that “at the end of a project implemented hand in hand between LHTE and AllRead, the multimodal terminal at the port of Le Havre now has a high-performance traceability tool for containers arriving or departing by rail.”
