The Terminal Industry Committee (TIC 4.0), which brings together leading terminal operators, equipment manufacturers and solutions providers to promote, define and adopt standards, has been formally registered during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium.
In a statement, TIC 4.0 said Boris Wenzel, Managing Director, Terminal Link, would be its president and Norbert Klettner, Managing Director, RBS-EMEA, its vice-president.
Frank Kho, who has numerous experience with terminal operators and equipment manufacturers, will become CEO.
The goal of TIC 4.0 is to promote, define and adopt standards that will enable cargo-handling industry to embrace the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Its initial objectives are as follows:
• Define and agree on a common semantics and definitions among the companies involved in the cargo handling industry, both terminal operators and port solution providers.
• Develop communication protocols and frameworks that will be adopted by the port industry players for seamless data communication regardless the manufacturer or type of equipment/machine.
• Facilitate the inter-operability of different information sub-systems of a cargo handling facility.
• Promote the adoption of selected existing standards and those developed by TIC 4.0 by the sector.
“I really feel that both energy and commitment prevail among TIC 4.0 members to achieve the goals we have set. I believe that to achieve these goals, the cooperation between terminal operators and solution providers is a great critical success factor. ” said Frank Kho.
“TIC 4.0 members all believe that the work on standardization is of utmost importance for our industry in the context of increased digitalization of the supply chain. It will also enable the adoption of innovative processes and solutions” added Boris Wenzel.
