Originally posted by WorldCargo News on April 12, 2021 – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC), a federally supported industry-led collaboration group created to drive innovation in the ocean and maritime sectors, is providing funding to support a port data integration and enhancement project in Halifax.
The total value of the project is C$3.2M, with $1.1M coming from the OSC. The project is being led by a new AI company called BlueNose, together with Saab Technologies, the National Research Council and the Port of Halifax Authority.
In October 2020 the Port of Halifax awarded Saab a contract to supply its Port Management Information System (PMIS) to automate the planning and execution of harbour management and operational services. At the time Captain Allan Gray, President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority said the port “expects the PMIS to the single source of information and transform our business.”
The new Port Integration and Enhancement of Data (PIED) project will see BlueNode’s BNData application integrated with Saab’s PIMS to enhance and improve the shipping data PIMS and other applications rely on. There is no integration at this stage with the TOS applications used at the port’s container terminals.
In an interview with WorldCargo News Louis Beaubien, Co-Founder and CEO of BlueNode, said shipping data is often incomplete and/or inconsistent across the systems used at the port today. In particular the way the port receives and records cargo manifest data is different across applications, and the rules and precedents around how data is recorded rely extensively on individuals exercising judgement about what to record and how to record it.
To address this BlueNode has developed a machine learning-powered solution that automates data integration, cleansing, and analysis of shipping data. Beaubien explained the BNData takes data from vessel manifests, AIS systems, trucking and rail data, Transport Canada and Customs, plus other “local” data and that is then completed and cleaned using its AI application to produce a “single source of the truth”.
As an example of how this works, Beaubien cited cargo manifest data. BlueNode is now working on an 8-month process of examining errors in manifest commodity codes and cargo descriptions and teaching the machine learning system to correct these. At the moment port and Customs officials do a lot of this work manually, and only a small number of people understand and manage that process. BNData, he continued will “learn” all of that knowledge and codify it in a correction engine.
With regard to the commercial arrangements around the Halifax project, the Port Authority has a subscription and licence agreement with BlueNode for BNData. As a lot of new functionality is being developed collaboratively, with the support of OSC funding, there is a separate IP agreement covering these developments. Beaubien added that the development work also takes into account new standards, such as those being developed by the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) for container track and trace.
The project is an important part of the Port of Halifax’s digitalisation strategy.
A new project aims to leverage advanced AI and maritime enterprise software to enhance supply chain data for shipping at the Port of Halifax.
Originally published by Alsindbad Navigation on Mar 31, 2021
BlueNode, which has developed an AI solution that optimizes maritime shipping, has partnered with Saab, the global port enterprise systems leader, for the Port Integration and Enhancement of Data (PIED) project, which will see BlueNode’s BNData application integrated with Saab’s maritime enterprise software to enhance and improve the data that the Halifax Port Authority generates and uses to operate one of Canada’s largest and busiest ports.
“There are over 700 million containers shipped around the world every year, and Canada sees an annual combined import and export of one trillion dollars’ worth of goods. The management of these supply chains and the data that governs them is crucially important,” said Louis Beaubien, Co-Founder and CEO of BlueNode.
Shipping data is often inaccurate, noisy and on a massive scale. Information can go missing in the process, such as the location of containers, or its cargo, or the reason why a supply chain broke down. BlueNode has developed machine learning-powered solutions that automate data integration, cleansing, and analysis of shipping data, helping to improve the speed and accuracy of operations at the port—mitigating many issues throughout the supply chain.
“BlueNode’s technology will lead to improved services for our customers, directly leading to the efficient management of cargo,” said Pavel Skournik, the Managing Director of Saab Technologies Ltd. Saab has deployed maritime supply chain enterprise software that powers many of the world’s busiest ports. “We’re looking forward to working with BlueNode to further drive cost and manpower efficiencies across the shipping industry.”
The first customer of the PIED project is the Port of Halifax. “We pride ourselves on being data-driven, capturing data every 15 minutes or less for every aspect of the Port of Halifax,” said Captain Allan Gray, the President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority. “The PIED project will ensure that we are working with clean and integrated data so that our team can focus on what will drive the most value for our organization.”
“We started BlueNode to help the shipping industry tackle big issues, and we’re thrilled to have kicked off a partnership with global leader Saab, and one of the most innovative ports in North America, the Port of Halifax,” concluded Beaubien.
The PIED project has a total project value of $3.2 million, with close to $1.1 million in funding support coming from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the industry-led organization supporting Canada’s ocean economy.
BlueNode, which has developed an AI solution that optimizes maritime shipping, has partnered with Saab, the global port enterprise systems leader, on a project to enhance the supply chain data for shipping at the Port of Halifax.
Originally posted by Hellenic Shipping News on Mar 25, 2021
The Port Integration and Enhancement of Data (PIED) project will see BlueNode’s BNData application integrated with Saab’s maritime enterprise software to enhance and improve the data that the Halifax Port Authority generates and uses to operate one of Canada’s largest and busiest ports.
“There are over seven hundred million containers shipped around the world every year, and Canada sees an annual combined import and export of one trillion dollars’ worth of goods. The management of these supply chains and the data that governs them is crucially important,” said Louis Beaubien, Co-Founder and CEO of BlueNode.
Shipping data is often inaccurate, noisy, and on a massive scale. Information can go missing in the process, such as the location of containers, or its cargo, or the reason why a supply chain broke down. BlueNode has developed machine learning-powered solutions that automate data integration, cleansing, and analysis of shipping data, helping to improve the speed and accuracy of operations at the port – mitigating many issues throughout the supply chain.
“BlueNode’s technology will lead to improved services for our customers, directly leading to the efficient management of cargo,” said Pavel Skournik, the Managing Director of Saab Technologies Ltd. Saab has deployed maritime supply chain enterprise software that powers many of the world’s busiest ports. “We’re looking forward to working with BlueNode to further drive cost and manpower efficiencies across the shipping industry.”
The first customer of the PIED project is the Port of Halifax. “We pride ourselves on being data-driven, capturing data every 15 minutes or less for every aspect of the Port of Halifax,” said Captain Allan Gray, the President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority. “The PIED project will ensure that we are working with clean and integrated data so that our team can focus on what will drive the most value for our organization.”
“We started BlueNode to help the shipping industry tackle big issues, and we’re thrilled to have kicked off a partnership with global leader Saab, and one of the most innovative ports in North America, the Port of Halifax,” concluded Beaubien.
The PIED project has a total project value of $3.2 million, with close to $1.1 million in funding support coming from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the industry-led organization supporting Canada’s ocean economy.
BlueNode’s AI solution will help improve the supply chain data for shipping at the Port of Halifax
Originally posted by Inside Logistics on Mar 31, 2021
Saab has selected BlueNode’s AI solution for a project to enhance the supply chain data for shipping at the Port of Halifax.
The Port Integration and Enhancement of Data (PIED) project will see BlueNode’s BNData application integrated with Saab’s maritime enterprise software to enhance and improve the data that the Halifax Port Authority generates and uses to operate one of Canada’s largest and busiest ports.
“There are over seven hundred million containers shipped around the world every year, and Canada sees an annual combined import and export of one trillion dollars’ worth of goods. The management of these supply chains and the data that governs them is crucially important,” said Louis Beaubien, co-founder and CEO of BlueNode.
Shipping data is often inaccurate and noisy. Information can go missing, making it difficult to locate containers and cargo, or to identify the reason why a supply chain broke down.
Machine learning-powered solutions that automate data integration, cleansing, and analysis of shipping data, help to improve the speed and accuracy of operations at the port – mitigating many issues throughout the supply chain.
Saab has deployed maritime supply chain enterprise software that powers many of the world’s busiest ports. “BlueNode’s technology will lead to improved services for our customers, directly leading to the efficient management of cargo,” said Pavel Skournik, managing director of Saab Technologies Ltd.
“We’re looking forward to working with BlueNode to further drive cost and manpower efficiencies across the shipping industry.”
The first customer of the PIED project is the Port of Halifax. “We pride ourselves on being data-driven, capturing data every 15 minutes or less for every aspect of the Port of Halifax,” said Captain Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority.
“The PIED project will ensure that we are working with clean and integrated data so that our team can focus on what will drive the most value for our organization.”
“We started BlueNode to help the shipping industry tackle big issues, and we’re thrilled to have kicked off a partnership with global leader Saab, and one of the most innovative ports in North America, the Port of Halifax,” concluded Beaubien.
The PIED project has a total project value of $3.2 million, with close to $1.1 million in funding support coming from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the industry-led organization supporting Canada’s ocean economy.