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French to English: AI for Port Logistics General field: Bus/Financial Detailed field: Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Source text - French Offrir une vue précise et en temps réel de l’état du système portuaire, en informant les utilisateurs de la fluidité du trafic ainsi que des flux de marchandises attendus aux terminaux maritimes, à l’import comme à l’export. C’est l’objectif de Channel 5, actuellement testé au terminal conteneurs Seayard de Fos-sur-Mer. Ce nouveau service est développé par la société marseillaise MGI, spécialiste des Cargo Community Systems (CCS) et Port Community Systems (PCS) destinés aux communautés portuaires, aéroportuaires et terrestres. Le projet, réalisé en partenariat avec le CEA Tech, vient de se voir primé aux Assises du port du futur, où il a reçu le prix de la meilleure innovation dans la catégorie logistique.
La particularité de Channel 5 résidera dans son coeur d’intelligence artificielle, développé en collaboration avec le List, institut du CEA Tech dédié aux systèmes numériques intelligents. Le système pourra détecter les aléas et proposer instantanément des alternatives aux utilisateurs. Il permettra, ainsi, de réduire la congestion portuaire. « Opérateurs de terminaux, autorités portuaires, transporteurs routiers, agents maritimes et transitaires ; les acteurs portuaires bénéficieront directement de ce nouveau service. Mais plus encore, la ville tout entière, et en particulier les automobilistes, en profiteront aussi, en subissant moins d’encombrements autour des terminaux », souligne MGI.
Fusion et analyse de données
Présenté comme un capteur d’informations, Channel 5 vise à fusionner les données issues du CCS de MGI avec des données provenant de sources variées, susceptibles d’influer sur la fluidité du transit de la marchandise : prévisions météorologiques, trafic routier, pannes d’engins de manutention, la situation sociale sur le terminal, et le volume de marchandise attendu. Ces éléments seront ensuite comparés à un répertoire de règles métiers qui évaluent dans quelle mesure l’activité est normale ou perturbée et quels acteurs pourraient être affectés. Le système proposera alors instantanément des réponses pertinentes pour répondre aux aléas.
Selon Christophe Reynaud, responsable Innovation chez MGI, Channel 5 est un service inédit pour les professionnels de la logistique portuaire : « Le coeur d’IA que nous intégrons dans notre système réduira la charge de travail des opérateurs et leur indiquera la solution la plus adaptée, dans un contexte où, à défaut de maîtriser toutes les données, et par manque de temps pour les analyser, ils pourraient choisir des options moins efficaces ».
Module additionnel au Ci5 implémenté en 2018 au CSS de Marseille-Fos
Channel 5 est actuellement en phase de démonstration de faisabilité, afin d’analyser le comportement du système, en coopération avec Seayard, l’un des deux opérateurs de terminaux conteneurs à Fos, et les ingénieurs de CEA Tech. La finalisation est prévue dans le courant de l’année prochaine. Channel 5 sera alors disponible en tant que module additionnel à Ci5 (Ci pour Cargo intelligence et 5 pour les cinq modes de transport). Ce nouveau système de MGI sera implémenté au CSS du port de Marseille-Fos au début du second trimestre 2018. « Les nouvelles technologies permettent à la marchandise de devenir intelligente et d’être tracée où qu’elle soit. Cette réalité guide le développement de Ci5 et a défini la vision de MGI : connecter les supply chains à travers un système intelligent permettant la fluidité et la visibilité door-to-door de la marchandise ». Quant à Channel 5, il est, précise MGI, adaptable à tous les ports, dotés ou non d’un CCS.
Translation - English Channel 5 is a new service currently being piloted at Seayard’s container terminal in Fos-sur-Mer on France’s Mediterranean coast. It was developed by MGI, a Marseille-based company specialised in Cargo Community Systems (CCSs) and Port Community Systems (PCSs) for port, airport and inland logistics communities. Channel 5 updates users on gate traffic and expected import/export cargo volumes to provide an accurate real-time overview of port system status. This project, developed in partnership with CEA Tech, the French Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission’s technology research unit, was recently awarded best logistics innovation at the Port of the Future conference (Assises du port du future).
What makes Channel 5 so special? For starters, it features an artificial intelligence engine developed in collaboration with List, a CEA Tech institute specialising in smart digital systems. Channel 5 detects problems and instantly suggests alternatives to cut down port congestion. “Terminal operators, port authorities, road hauliers, shipping agents and freight forwarders will all directly benefit from this new service, as well as the city as a whole — and especially drivers — who will see a drop in traffic around the terminals”, says MGI.
Leveraging data to boost port efficiency
Channel 5 will act as an information sensor and combine information from MGI’s CCS with data from numerous sources likely to disrupt cargo flow, such as weather forecasts, nearby traffic, handling equipment breakdowns, labour issues at terminals — including strikes — and estimated volumes of incoming cargo. Next, the system will compare this information with a catalogue of operations-based rules to assess how smoothly port operations are running and determine which parties could be impacted. The system will then instantly suggest actions to mitigate the problems.
According to Christophe Reynaud, head of Innovation at MGI, Channel 5 is an unprecedented service for companies in the port logistics sector: “Sometimes operators choose less efficient options because they lack the time or capability to manage or analyse vast amounts of data. Our system’s AI engine will reduce operator workloads by recommending the best solution based on accurate, up-to-date data.”
Implementation schedule for Marseille-Fos
Channel 5 is currently at the proof of concept phase. One of the two container terminal operators at Fos and engineers from CEA Tech are working together with Seayard to analyse system performance. This work should be completed sometime next year. Channel 5 will then be available as a Ci5 add-on (Ci for cargo intelligence; 5 for the five modes of transportation). Setup for MGI’s new system is scheduled to be completed for the Marseille-Fos port’s CCS in early Q2 2018. “New technologies enable users to track cargo no matter where it is. Combined with MGI’s continuous quest for more efficient and innovative supply chain logistics, these technologies are driving the development of the Ci5 concept. They have also inspired its corporate vision to use smart systems to connect supply chains so stakeholders have door-to-door cargo visibility and so ports can maintain smooth cargo flows.” According to MGI, Channel 5 can be used at any port, whether it operates on CCS or not.
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Amanda
N. Williams is a seasoned freelance French to English translator specializing
in business and financial translation. Based in Marietta, Georgia, she has over eight years
of experience translating the corporate communications, financial statements,
press releases, contracts, websites and other critical documents of companies
ranging from French SMBs to multi-billion-euro French conglomerates. Her
translations are used by English-speaking investors and corporations around the
world. She is also a popular speaker at national and regional translation
conferences on topics ranging from business skills development to international
trade.
Amanda
has a former career working for one of the top 100 largest ocean importers in
the United States. She held various roles, including sales, operations and
trade compliance manager, where she was responsible for managing a US customs
audit as well as creating, implementing and maintaining the company’s import
compliance program.
Amanda is a member of the American Translators Association
(ATA) and currently serves as assistant administrator for the association’s
Literary Division. She also served six years on the Board of Directors of the
Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators (the Georgia Chapter of the
ATA).
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