NovAtel GPS Onboard Port of China Container Tracking System

From ABI Research

NovAtel GPS Onboard Port of China Container Tracking System

NovAtel’s dealer, Beijing BDSTAR Navigation Co. Ltd., Beijing, China, completed deployment of NovAtel GPS-based systems for the Shanghai Yangshan port Container Terminals (SYCT), one of the largest cargo ports in the world, as per the terms of a contract awarded in August 2006. NovAtel GPS engines will power a system used for positioning and tracking all container-handling equipment in Yangshan Port Phase I and Phase II terminals, including quayside cranes, rubber-tired gantry cranes, forklifts, reachstackers and trailers.

BDSTAR has established itself as a strategic supplier in this market with previous contract wins for Ninbo Port Second Container Terminal (NBSCT) September 2006; Shanghai Yangshan Container Terminals (SYCT) August 2006; Shenzhen Chiwan Container Terminals (CCT) April 2006; Tianjin Container Terminals (TCT) 2004; and other container terminals in ShenZhen and Hong Kong.

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