Success Case
BMF Port Burgas
Gate Automation
We believe that AI-driven solutions are key to staying competitive in today’s logistics landscape. We selected DSP and ALLRead to implement gate automation at our Outgate, optimizing cargo flow and reducing turnaround times. We are confident that this partnership will further elevate our service quality and align us with the highest industry standards
About BMF Port Burgas
BMF Port Burgas, a private operator of the ‘Burgas East-2’ and ‘Burgas West’ terminals, located in Burgas Bay on the Black Sea Coast, is continuously enhancing its Container Terminal, ACT Burgas. With the acquisition of new modern equipment and advanced technology, BMF Port Burgas is increasing capacity, improving efficiency and ensuring that Burgas operates at the highest standards of modern European ports.
The Challenge: Container exit control
A new deep-water berth is currently being constructed for ACT Burgas with 15,5 m depth and ca. 54.000 sqm adjacent specialized uncovered yard for handling and storage of containers. With the new berth being operational mid-2025, ACT Burgas will boost its capacity to 350.000 TEU per annum.
ACT Burgas required to automate and optimize its gate control operations, focusing on:
- Increasing accuracy in container outbound control processes, previously managed manually.
- Improve the security and traceability of container movement.
- Reduce manual intervention and optimize waiting times for outbound traffic.
In this context, DSP and AllRead worked closely together.
Deployment: a cross-cutting collaboration
Having as a beacon the customer’s vision the collaboration between DSP and ALLRead has been a success. DSP was in charge of integrating the AllRead OCR with NAVIS N4 and all existing Processes in ACT Burgas. This included configuration, testing, field extensions, optimisation, and go-live support services, including localised training courses so that their management teams are up and running as quickly as possible. Highly involved and hands on, the IT team of ACT Burgas lead the acquisition and installation of hardware infrastructure (cameras, lighting servers…), following AllReads technical requirements and recommendations. The system went live in June 2024, once achieved the expected metrics (above 97% accuracy) and satisfactory tests with the TOS and barriers.
The Solution: Agile Recognition Software - Road
The system has been installed to control outbound traffic representing 500 to 1000 daily crossings. The goal of ACT Burgas is to increase its efficiency and productivity in its gate out control process, formerly executed manually. The system detects and reads the truck license plates and associates them with the Containers on the trailer. To improve security, the presence of seals on the container is detected as well. At each transit, the License plate is consolidated in real time with the NAVIS N4, to ensure the exit is authorized, and complete the TOS with the remaining Container & Seal data, before opening the gate. In case of discrepancy, an error message is sent and human intervention required.
The Results
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Integration Directly to TOS
The implementation of the AllRead software has produced positive results for ACT Burgas. First, the system went live in June 2024, after achieving the expected metrics (over 97% accuracy) and successful testing with the TOS and barriers.
Burgas now has images of every container entering and leaving its terminal and can dematerialized collate the information directly into its TOS systems.
Night Reading at ACT Burgas