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The construction of a 5G test field has begun at the Port of Duisburg. The partially automated control of port cranes is to be tested using mobile technology. The aim is to increase capacity for handling containers in this way. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has selected the project for funding through the 5G.NRW competition and will provide around one million euros for it over the next two years. The project was kicked off at the public kick-off date on November 3 in Duisburg's inner harbor.
Partially automated control of mobile handling equipment in inland ports has not yet been possible. That is why we at startport, together with the project partners in Duisburg, want to create the technical conditions for this for the first time. The University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburger Hafen AG, Deutsche Telekom and POLO KNOW-HOW Industrie-Engineering GmbH are involved. The research and development work is coordinated by Prof. Andreas Stöhr from the engineering sciences at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Deutsche Telekom is equipping the Logport I port area in Rheinhausen with its own 5G campus network for the project. Such a campus network is an exclusive, locally limited mobile network that can be tailored to individual technical requirements. It forms the basis for digitizing the required control units. Container cranes handle the major part of the cargo handling process. Partial automation using 5G is intended to increase the capacity of the cranes. This would allow container sales to be increased without the port needing additional space. It is also planned to use 5G technology to connect a variety of cameras and sensors in the port area. The aim is to make goods handling by road, rail and water even more transparent and easier to control.
As a partner in the project, startport contributes to the attention and understanding of the general public and carries out an acceptance analysis among crane operators during and after the end of the project.
In addition to the duisport Group, local companies will also benefit from setting up the 5G campus network on the port area. With 5G technology, they can automate and further optimize their individual processes. For crane operators, this not only improves working conditions, but at the same time, the new generation of mobile telephones makes processes more reliable and safer. 5G also improves continuity in processing.
To the project page 5g.smart.logPort Duisburg