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Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation Honored for Innovative Digital Shipping Solution
The Port of Los Angeles has won two technology awards for its Port Information Portal Project, a first-of-its-kind digital solution being undertaken in partnership with GE Transportation to help improve goods movement and cargo efficiency. The initiative started as a pilot last November and will be expanded to all container terminals and shipping lines at the Port in the coming months.
"For the first time, we have we been able to provide supply chain partners with timely access to cargo and shipping information from a single interface," said Port Executive Director Gene Seroka. "As we expand this project throughout the port, we’re optimistic that we’ll see significant efficiency gains throughout our supply chain operations."
The "2017 Outstanding IT Project Award" from the City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency, which honors outstanding achievements and innovative technology initiatives in the public sector for the County and City of Los Angeles. In addition, the American Association of Port Authorities on October 4 will officially present the port an "Information Technology Award," which recognizes improvements in intermodal freight transportation, as well as accomplishments and best practices in the technology area.
The goal of the project is to provide maritime supply chain partners greater reliability, predictability and line-of-sight planning capabilities. Through the portal’s digital interface, participating cargo owners, shipping lines and other stakeholders have access to channeled maritime shipping data through a single, secure access point. Last month, the port and GE Transportation agreed to new commercial agreements of up to $12 million to extend the pilot to other shipping lines and terminals at the port over the next five years.
For updates, visit http://getransportation.com/port-of-la.
The Port of Los Angeles has won two technology awards for its Port Information Portal Project, a first-of-its-kind digital solution being undertaken in partnership with GE Transportation to help improve goods movement and cargo efficiency. The initiative started as a pilot last November and will be expanded to all container terminals and shipping lines at the Port in the coming months.
"For the first time, we have we been able to provide supply chain partners with timely access to cargo and shipping information from a single interface," said Port Executive Director Gene Seroka. "As we expand this project throughout the port, we’re optimistic that we’ll see significant efficiency gains throughout our supply chain operations."
The "2017 Outstanding IT Project Award" from the City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency, which honors outstanding achievements and innovative technology initiatives in the public sector for the County and City of Los Angeles. In addition, the American Association of Port Authorities on October 4 will officially present the port an "Information Technology Award," which recognizes improvements in intermodal freight transportation, as well as accomplishments and best practices in the technology area.
The goal of the project is to provide maritime supply chain partners greater reliability, predictability and line-of-sight planning capabilities. Through the portal’s digital interface, participating cargo owners, shipping lines and other stakeholders have access to channeled maritime shipping data through a single, secure access point. Last month, the port and GE Transportation agreed to new commercial agreements of up to $12 million to extend the pilot to other shipping lines and terminals at the port over the next five years.
For updates, visit http://getransportation.com/port-of-la.
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