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Modern Terminals LtdModern Terminals LtdThe First Sea Port TETRA System The First Sea Port TETRA System in Asiain Asia
Speaker : Thomson HoIT Manager – Infrastructure
18 May 20051st Malaysian TETRA Conference, 2005
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Content
Modern Terminals Ltd – Company Overview
Why we selected TETRA
Implementation
Challenges
Future Plan
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Company Overview
Established in September, 1972
Hong Kong’s 1st Container Terminal Operator
Employs approximately 1,200 people
Owns and operates Terminals 1, 2 and 5 at Kwai Chung, plus Terminal 9 (South) at Tsing Yi
Operates 24 hours a day, throughout the year
Expanding into South & East China Ports
Is an environmentally friendly and safety-conscious company
I.T. Department was awarded ISO9001:2000
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Throughput in 2004
o Modern Terminals Ltd handled 4.7 millions TEUs (20-foot equivalent units)
o In 2004, Hong Kong maintained its position at the top of the world's container port list
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Terminal Operations
Handles a tractor in every 25 seconds
GATE HOUSE
4.7 million TEU a year
YARD
Inventory of 85,000 boxes
QUAYSIDE
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Terminal Operations
MoT Depot Cargoes Packing Export-in
Export Cycle
MoT Gate House
Gate Processing
Outbound Stowage Plan
Yard Stacking
Empty-out
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Value of radio voicecommunications in seaports
• Provides a communication mean between quay crane and yard crane operators, yard personnel, quayside and on-board workers, gatehouse and control tower.
• During facilities & equipment maintenance, engineering teams need to liaise with users and team members to ensure services can be brought back to their normal working condition at the shortest time.
• An important tool to receive first hand information to react instantaneously to changes in yard activities.
• When potential risk is observed, radio voice communication is an immediate communication channel to prevent accident and maintain a safe environment.
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Weakness of conventional system
• Signal Interference
• Low spectrum efficiency
• Insufficient capacity
• Difficult to transmit data
Therefore…….
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MTL’s radio communication needs
•Safety
•Reliability
•Robustness
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Why TETRA
• Digital system
• Trunked system
• Open system
• Secure System
• Data capability
• Scalability
• Better system management
• Government supported move
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New radio communication system
• Motorola was awarded the contract to supply Modern Terminals with a 800MHz TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio)-based digital communication system – to provide both voice and data capabilities.
• This contract marked the first TETRA project for the seaport industry in Asia.
• The solution comprises of infrastructure, portable radios and mobile radios.
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System Configuration
• Number of Channels:– 3 transceivers support 12 channels (i.e. 1 transceiver s
upports 4 channels)– 11 Traffic Channels– 1 Control Channel
• Coverage– The whole MTL Container Terminal, Terminal 125
& Terminal 9 (South)
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System Configuration
• Redundant transceiver
• Redundant controller
• Redundant power supply
• System supported by UPS
• Resilient site design to avoid total system breakdown
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Enhancement
• We have installed alarm sensors to monitor following items – Temperature – Power supply– Equipment
• Help Center will be informed via e-mail when alarm occurs
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Enhancement
Program has been developed to analyse the channel utilization and individual talkgroup utilization
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Challenge
o People hesitate to accept change
o Change of user behavior
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Equipment in Operation
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Equipment in Operation
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Equipment in Operation
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Equipment in Operation
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Equipment in Operation
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Equipment in Operation
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Future Plans
• Presently, we operate four radio platforms– Wireless LAN – Radio Pager– TETRA– GSM Mobile Phone
• Convergence of technologies being studiedReplace radio paging with TETRA Short
Data Service (SDS)VoIP on WiFi
• Deploy TETRA system in China Ports
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More Detail
http://www.ModernTerminals.com
http://www.ModernPorts.com
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Thank You!!!
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Hebei
Shanxi
Huang He (Yellow River)
Shandong Yellow Sea
SOUTH KOREA
JiangsuHenan
Anhui
Shanxi
Hubei
Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
HunanGuizhou
Jiangxi
Zhejiang
Shanghai上海
East China Sea
Fujian
TAIWANGuangdong
Shenzhen
Hong KongMacau
Guangxi
Hainan South China Sea
PHILIPPINES
Suzhou
Dalian
Suzhou Taicang Port蘇州太倉港
Yangshan Port洋山港
Qingdao
Tianjin
Fuzhou
Xiamen
Bo Hui
Beijing
Pearl River Delta:
• Shekou & Chiwan Port - equity stakes & management contracts
• Dachan Bay – major shareholding
Yangtze River Delta:
• Taicang Port – major shareholding
• Yangshan Port - partnership with China Shipping
• Dalian Port – LOI signed
Strategic Development & Investment
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Shenzhen Bay
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Foshan
Guangzhou
Panyu Dongguan
Jiangmen
Zhongshan
Zhuhai
MACAU
Shenzhen
Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
Chiwan赤灣
Shekou蛇口
HONG KONG
Kwai Chung Port葵涌港
Huizhou
YantianDachan Bay
大鏟灣
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T9NT9S
Water Depth - 15.5m
Kwai Chung Container Port
COSCO-HITT8E
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Kwai Chung Terminals (CT1-9)
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ISO 9001:2000 Certificate
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TETRA Infrastructure
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TETRA Portable Radio
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TETRA Mobile Radio