The Competitive Advantage of a Port is driven by parameters like
- Average output per ship berth day (tonnes)
- Average ship turnaround time (days)
- Average pre-berthing detention time (hours on port account)
Port operators strive for continual improvement in these parameters to enhance profitability.
Electrical, Control and Instrumentation (E, C&I) solution deployed in the Port plays
a significant role in this endeavour.
C&A is an experienced and reliable partner for E, C&I system for the Port.
Our integrated solution helps user in terms of better control, monitoring, reporting
of every aspect of port operations so that one could make sound business decisions
and improve efficiency.
Our E, C&I Solutions for ports includes bulk material cargo handling, liquid cargo
handling, port information management systems.
Bulk Material Cargo Handling
We provide seamlessly integrated E, C&I system for a facility comprising of Ship
Loader/Unloaders, Conveyors, Stacker/Reclaimers, Storage Yard/Silos, Truck or Wagon
loading / unloading including Wagon Tipplers.
Our tailor-made solutions have enabled port operators achieve a throughput of more
than 50 million tonnes of bulk material cargo each year, till date. Equipped with
more than three decades experience in Port domain, we design equipment suitable
for reliable functioning in arduous environment.
We also take care of pertinent points related to safety and security which is vital
for Port installation.
Our offering comprises :
- Instrumentation comprising of Pull Cord/Belt Sway Switches, Belt Weighing System,
Belt monitoring system, Silo level monitoring, Condition Monitoring systems etc.
- Power Distribution system including power & distribution transformers, MV and LV
Power Distribution
- Motors and Variable Speed Drives for long conveyor control
- Automation system with redundancy at various levels Servers, data network, controllers,
power supplies & IO network for maximum plant availability
- Automatic operation and visualisation of entire facility from Control Room using
C&A iVisionmax platform
- Automation functionalities include Operator, Engineering, History/archiving, Alarm
& Events logging, Power management system, Asset management systems & Web Interface
Stations including Remote Diagnostics, monitoring system for headquarters
- Surveillance CCTV, Public Addressing System, Fire Detection & Alarm System
- Interface with MIS/ERP systems, Quality control systems
- Lifecycle Services including system upgrades and long term AMC contracts
In Ports land is always at a premium. Also locating a control room space at an early
stage of project is a challenging task. To overcome this situation, we have come
out with compact containerised housing for Electrical and Automation equipment.
This solution has been extensively used for Cranes and applications involving mobility.
These are specifically designed to offer best performance in terms of least footprint,
highest reliability, without compromising on safety aspects. They come fully assembled
and tested at our factory for quick, easy installation and start-up.
Typical equipment placed inside container are
- LV/MV Transformers
- LV/MV Switchgear Panels
- VFD Panels
- Automation Panels
- Auxiliary Panels
Liquid Cargo Handling
Our solution handles movement of liquids at Port through tankers, ships, tank farm,
trucks, railway wagons and pipelines, whilst guarantying safety against tank overflow
and other hazards related to handling of inflammable liquids.
C&A's iVision Max TAS software enables integrated multi-product terminal
operation which includes:
- Ship loading / unloading
- Tanker Truck loading / unloading
- Tank data/reconciliation
- Merchant operations
- Bay queue / Truck status
- Customer identification and authorisation
- Filling advice note (FAN) generation
- Inventory Management
- Rail Wagon loading / unloading
- Terminal security and access control
- Truck entry and exit monitoring
- Fleet Management
- Business Process Interface
- Product Blending Management
Our offering comprises :
- Instruments for Tank Measurement including radar level transmitters, pressure /
temperature transmitters, Mass flow meters, Gauges, etc.
- Control Valves & Actuators
- Loading Arms, Batch Controllers, Card Readers, Earthing Relays
- Tank farm control system including PLC controller, workstations and networking hardware
- Electrical Power Distribution System
- Surveillance CCTV, Public Addressing System, Fire Detection & Alarm System
- iVision max TAS: Terminal Automation System software
- Management Information System
- Lifecycle Services including system upgrades and long term AMC contracts
Port Information Management System (PIMS)
A Port is a complex ecosystem requiring diverse technology solutions and services
for different port operations. This invariably results in deployment of separate
computer management and information systems for a given operation. For enhancing
the efficiency and increasing productivity of the port, one has to take into consideration
all these data islands in real time.
As part of our PIMS offerings, we provide seamless integration of data emanating
from various assets like different types of Cranes (including Crane Management System),
various Material Handling equipment, yard systems, Vessel Traffic and Port Monitoring
System, ERP system and create real time dashboards which help users to take right
decision in pursuit of Operational Excellence.
Typical dashboard could have KPIs such as tonnes per ship per productive hours,
tonness per ship per berth hours, tonnes per ship per port hours, loading/unloading
time, ship turnaround time, ship service time etc.
In addition to above, we also have capability to build networking infrastructure
(OFC or wireless) for entire port. We also have skill sets to develop communication
drivers for proprietary systems to facilitate data communication.
Salient functionalities of PIMS are:
- Monitor, manage and improve day-to-day operations
- Improve ability to predict and plan maintenance, reliability of enterprise assets
- Improve accuracy of revenue forecasting
- Deliver real-time and historical information to all levels of the organization
- Financial and operational integration
- User friendly and easy to adapt
- Scalable and open system architecture