Deurganck dock gets 'smarter' and more efficient

A ‘smart’ quay wall and an autonomous sounding boat should ensure that the capacity of the Deurganckdok is used more optimally and that maintenance work on the berths can be based more on prevention. Sensors and cameras on the quay wall will check whether ships moor within the time and space limits allocated to them. Today this work is done by dock masters, but they carry out checks when the ship is already moored. Manoeuvring a ship so that it is moored more correctly costs time and money and we would rather not see that happen,” explains Piet Opstaele, innovation enablement manager at the Port Authority.