Smart ports an opportunity for 5G players, as port operators seek cost savings

[BARCELONA] AT THE Port of Tianjin, the largest port in northern China, remotely controlled quay cranes pick up cargo-laden containers and place them on unmanned electric container trucks.

This fleet of 76 unmanned trucks, which efficiently collaborate with each other using cloud-based centralised dispatching, are directed to automatic locking and unlocking stations.

They take optimal driving routes, calculated in real time, under the guidance of a navigation satellite system.