stc supports of smart port automation in the Kingdom

The stc group, the specialized digital enabler, in partnership with the General Ports Authority, announced the launch of smart ports with its digital solutions and advanced technical capabilities to support the digitization of port operations and contribute to enhancing port operations and applying modern technologies in the field of logistics services in line with the consolidation of the Kingdom’s position as a center global logistics.

With the aim of improving performance, operations, economic competitiveness, reducing costs, and increasing the level of worker safety.

The digital solutions offered by the stc group include the provision of a private 5G network in King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and the Red Sea Port in Jeddah to ensure safe and reliable communication to contribute to the development and strengthening of infrastructure and digital transformation in the Kingdom, starting with control With coastal cranes remotely through the central control room in order to raise the level of efficiency and safety in ports, in addition to increasing the capacity of the container handling process.

The technology of 3D visualization of cranes contributes to the representation of their actual operation by tracking the condition of cranes and the rate of container transportation, which contributes to monitoring operational indicators and increasing their productivity.

It also includes the use of smart cameras and artificial intelligence supported by 5G technology, in recognizing the container number the moment it is handled from the ship, as well as identifying the truck card number and recording data with operating systems automatically and without human intervention, which contributes significantly to reducing costs and wallets on the safety of human cadres.

Smart surveillance cameras have also been installed to enhance safety and security within the port area through facial recognition, license plate recognition, over-speeding and fraud detection, in addition to sending real-time alerts to the AI security team. The forklifts have been equipped with cameras that support 5G technology for direct video surveillance, enhancing cargo transportation operations, and contributing to reducing the cost of damage in the early stages while opening the container.

These digital solutions contribute to strengthening the Kingdom’s position as a global logistics center with the aim of making Saudi ports proactive in applying modern technologies and enhancing their competitiveness at the regional and international levels in the field of cargo handling, serving importers and exporters, providing logistical services and the field of maritime transport industry, and strengthening the Kingdom’s pioneering role for the maritime transport and logistics services sector in line with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.