News / Wider digitalisation has been forced upon ports by Covid pandemic

Port digitalisation and collaboration beyond the terminal gate has been “supercharged” by the Covid crisis.

According to Jonathan Beard, infrastructure advisory partner at Ernst & Young, the move to digitalise port ecosystems, and not just terminal automation within the port, is now a top priority.

“Terminal operators have always been very aware their performance is heavily dependent on things that take place outside the gate,” he said during the Seatrade Maritime Middle East event.

“But now we’re seeing more and more locations where ...