JP5420849B2 - Container terminal gate reception procedure system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a reception procedure system that is performed in relation to a loading / unloading operation when a truck that loads and transports a container to / from a container terminal arrives at a container terminal gate.

  The container terminal is a facility that serves as a point of contact between different means of transportation between sea and land. Its main function is to load and unload containers between these different means of transportation. For this reason, a container yard for temporarily storing containers waiting for loading and unloading is provided. That is, in the container yard, containers loaded on or unloaded from a container ship that touches the quay and loaded on a land transport truck or unloaded from a truck are stored.

  Containers stored in the container yard contain imported cargo loaded and unloaded from container ships, and carry out unloading containers that are carried out by shippers, import containers that contain exported cargo, and carried in by shippers. There is an empty container that is not accommodated. Since the unloading container must be transported to the importer of the importing source, it must be ensured that no wrong container is loaded into the truck coming to the container terminal for unloading. In addition, since the incoming container must be securely loaded onto the container ship destined for the exporting country, the container must not be stored in the wrong position. For this reason, it is necessary for the incoming truck to carry out various procedures at the entrance gate and receive designation of the storage position to which the truck should go. Note that cargo handling equipment such as a container crane is used for loading and unloading containers in the container yard.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of the container terminal 1. The container ship 2 is moored to the quay 3 and the container 5 is loaded and unloaded by the quay container crane 4. The quay 3 is arranged at the edge of the container yard 6, and the containers 5 loaded and unloaded on the container ship 2 are stored in the container yard 6. An appropriate number of containers 5 are stacked in a matrix to form a container block 5a, and an appropriate number of container blocks 5a are arranged in a matrix in the container yard 6. A truck 7 is used for moving the container 5 in the container yard 6 or for land transportation with the shipper. A yard crane 8 is used to load and unload the container 5 on the truck 7.

  The foreign truck 7 out of the trucks 7 enters the container yard 6 from the entrance gate Gi and leaves the exit gate Go or the subgate Gs. This is because the truck 7 loaded with the actual container 5 containing the imported cargo or the truck 7 loaded with the empty container 5 needs to check the container for damage at the exit gate Go. Since the truck 7 not loaded does not need to be checked, the truck 7 leaves the sub-gate Gs. On the side of the entrance gate Gi, there are a management building 9, a guardman stuffing station 10, an office building 11 and the like. In addition, an empty van pool 12, a repair shop 13, and a water washing place 14 in which empty containers 5 are stored are arranged on the opposite side of the management building 9 across the entrance gate Gi.

  In this type of container terminal 1, a truck 7 and a yard crane 8 are operated under certain management. For example, when a reservation for coming to take the container 5 stored for land transportation is entered from a carrier for land transportation, the truck 7 on the premises can easily carry the container 5 out of the carrier. Move to the location and store it, and wait for the carrier to come. If the carrier arrives at the entrance gate Gi, after carrying out the prescribed procedures such as receiving a check on the documents containing the information related to the pickup, etc., the truck 7 is moved to the designated storage position. Thus, the predetermined crane 5 is loaded or unloaded by the yard crane 8.

  For example, Patent Document 1 includes a display unit that is carried by a truck driver, and is capable of wireless communication in which rewritable user identification information and acceptance information necessary for entry into a container terminal are stored. An ID tag, and a container management device that is installed in the container terminal and stores container information and destination information of the truck corresponding to the user identification information and the acceptance information stored in the ID tag; , Provided at the gate portion of the container terminal, communicating with the ID tag, reading out the user identification information and the acceptance information, transferring the information to the container management device, and outputting the user identification output from the container management device Receiving the destination location of the driver carrying the ID tag storing the information and the acceptance information; A gate terminal to be displayed on the display unit, the container terminal of the reception system, comprising a disclosed writes the ID tag.

  Also, in Patent Document 2, logistics information such as a container number is input as a container delivery reservation method for shortening the waiting time of a trailer for carrying out a container from a container yard, and the container terminal receives the container. A wireless IC document tag set on the trailer to be entered, a check gate antenna provided on the upstream side of the passage of the trailer to enter the container terminal and communicating with the wireless IC document tag, and a container number from the antenna A method is disclosed that includes a computer that inputs physical distribution information and sends a command to prepare the container to be carried out to a yard crane operator in the container yard.

  In Patent Document 3, a port information network is established between the control center of a container terminal and a shipper, a collector, a shipping company, customs, etc., and each tractor head is supported for communication within the network. A wireless IC head tag that creates a file with a head number and stores physical information such as the container number and the container storage address for each container delivery reservation, and transmits the head number to the tractor head Set up a check gate antenna that communicates with the wireless IC head tag upstream of the trailer's path to enter the container terminal to receive the container, open the file from the head number information from the antenna, and the trailer Obtain the container number and storage location information for the container So as to perform the unloading preparation container in Le, a container terminal, which attempts to reduce the waiting time of the trailer for unloading the container, the container carrying-out reservation method is disclosed in container terminals.

  In Patent Document 4, a port information network is constructed between the control center of the container terminal and the shipper, collector, shipping company, customs, etc., and a wireless IC head tag for transmitting the head number is attached to the tractor head. A vehicle that communicates with the wireless IC head tag in the vicinity of the container terminal entrance gate is provided with a check gate antenna that communicates with the wireless IC head tag at each upstream side of the plurality of trailers that are going to enter the container terminal to receive the reserved container. Provide a monitoring antenna, measure the congestion status of each passage according to the data immediately before the trailer transit time from the check gate antenna to the vehicle monitoring antenna, determine the scheduled arrival time and order of the trailer arriving at the container terminal Prepare for container unloading in the container terminal Container carry-out reservation method is disclosed in the container terminal was.

  Patent Document 5 discloses a wireless IC document in which logistics information such as a container number is input to a trailer for receiving a container stored in the container terminal in order to improve the container transportation efficiency in the container terminal. A check gate antenna that communicates with the wireless IC document tag is provided upstream of a plurality of trailers of the trailer that is going to enter the container terminal by setting the tag, and the container number of the container that the trailer has received by the check gate antenna is provided. Obtain information, install a vehicle monitoring antenna near the container terminal entrance gate and communicate with the wireless IC document tag, and measure the congestion status of each passage by data immediately before the trailer passing time from the check gate antenna to the vehicle monitoring antenna To the container terminal Container carry-out reservation method in the container terminal which is adapted to predict the arrival time and the order of the trailer to the carry-out preparation of containers in a container terminal and to have been disclosed.

  Patent Document 6 discloses a container terminal receiving system that can improve the security of reception at the gate of the container terminal and can perform the reception easily and quickly. The container terminal receiving system includes a storage unit that stores identification information that enables entry into a container terminal, a recording medium that includes a display unit that can display a loading / unloading work place in the container terminal, and the container terminal. And an input unit that can input desired container information from a plurality of pieces of work information and input the container information about a container to be loaded or unloaded, and the loaded recording medium An input / output unit that reads the identification information stored in the storage unit and displays a cargo handling work place on the display unit; a registration unit that stores the identification information stored in the storage unit of the recording medium; The container receiving work place corresponding to the container loading schedule to the means, and the container unloaded from the transportation means Based on the work schedule storage means for storing the payout work place, the identification information read from the recording medium by the input / output means and the identification information stored in the registration means, And the recording medium via the input / output means based on the work information input from the input unit of the input / output means and information on the cargo handling work stored in the work schedule storage means And a receiving terminal for displaying the cargo handling work place on the display unit.

  Further, Patent Document 7 discloses a loading / unloading of a container loading / unloading work instruction transmission system in order to reduce labor such as preparation of FAX sheets, FAX transmission work, telephone instruction and confirmation work, and prevention of instruction omission and confirmation omission. The work management server uses the instruction source terminal to input a cargo handling instruction input means that can be input together with an instruction destination that specifies the cargo handling instruction information for loading and unloading of the container, an instruction source that has input the input cargo handling instruction information, and the designated instruction destination A loading / unloading instruction information storage unit for storing together with the loading / unloading instruction information display means for displaying the loading / unloading instruction information regarding the instruction destination or the instruction source that requested the display on the instruction source terminal or the instruction destination terminal that requested the display; Acceptance / disapproval for the displayed cargo handling instruction information is input by the instruction destination terminal, and the inputted handling approval / disapproval indicates the corresponding cargo handling instruction information in the cargo handling instruction information storage unit. Container handling work instruction delivery system and a cargo handling instruction reply input means for writing is disclosed.

JP 2006-335507 A JP 2002-46817 A JP2003-146441 JP2003-81440 JP 2003-34441 A JP 2005-206290 A JP 2006-89239 A

  The container terminal receiving system described in Patent Document 1 is expensive because the IC tag used has a display function and an input function. For this reason, conventionally, this type of container terminal gate has been accepted. This is an obstacle to the introduction of a procedural system. In addition, in order to operate these functions without any trouble, the IC tag has a structure with a power supply, and power supply replacement and charging work are complicated.

  In the container terminal receiving system described in Patent Document 6, cargo handling information is input in advance via the Internet network, etc., and a reception that allows a driver to input a minimum when necessary at the time of gate reception Assuming that the terminal is installed at the gate, a rewrite card that does not have an input function and can read and write the authentication ID and print the destination after acceptance is used. However, the following problems may occur. In other words, a rewrite card generally requires insertion / removal to / from a reader / writer device, so that non-contact acceptance work is impossible, and the driver must stop the truck at a predetermined position. In addition, since the height of the cab of the truck is not constant, the reader / writer device and the driver's operation position may deviate even when stopped at a predetermined position. For this reason, the driver needs to perform an operation of inserting / removing the rewrite card into / from the reader / writer device with an unreasonable posture, and the driver's complexity may not be sufficiently avoided. Moreover, it takes more time to print on the rewrite card than in the case of the display function disclosed in Patent Document 1. In addition, because the truck is temporarily stopped at the container terminal gate, there is a lot of dust such as exhaust gas, and it enters the reader / writer device or the rewrite card is not handled properly by the driver, causing dirty rewrite. If the card is inserted into the reader / writer device and dirt is attached inside the reader / writer device, there is a possibility that a printing defect may occur. Further, although the rewrite card is inexpensive, there is a limit to the number of printable times, so that it becomes short-lived depending on the frequency of use and needs to be frequently replaced.

  Accordingly, the present invention aims to propose an RFID (Radio Frequency Idetification) tag that is easy to handle while reducing costs and is easy to introduce, and a container terminal gate reception system using this ID tag. .

  As a technical means for achieving the above object, the container terminal gate receiving system according to the present invention is a container terminal receiving process for loading / unloading containers into / from a container terminal. In the container terminal gate reception system for carrying out the operation at the container terminal gate, an IC tag stored with identification information for identifying itself and carried by the truck driver, and a designated terminal device for providing container handling information And a terminal management server installed in the container terminal and connectable to the designated terminal device via a communication network; and installed in the container terminal gate and connected to each other via the terminal management server and a communication network. Which can be connected to the designated terminal device. When the cargo handling information is input, the identification information of the IC tag is related to the cargo handling information, and the IC tag includes at least a display unit that displays a container storage position in the container terminal, a passive drive circuit, A power supply unit that generates power using sunlight or artificial light, and the drive circuit is driven in a state where the truck arrives at the container terminal gate and the driver places the IC tag at a predetermined position of the gate receiving device. In addition, the gate terminal device provides storage location information of the container based on the identification information of the IC tag, and the provided storage location information is displayed on the display unit.

  Container handling information is input to the designated terminal device. At this time, the identification information of the IC tag is also input in association with the container information. Then, the designated terminal device notifies the terminal management server of container information and identification information of the IC tag. The terminal management server holds the accepted container handling information and waits for the truck to come and accept at the gate.

  For example, when a transporter or the like carries a container containing export cargo into a container terminal, an IC tag is carried by a driver of a truck loaded with the container to the container terminal. When the truck arrives at the container terminal, the IC tag is placed at a predetermined position of the gate receiving device of the container terminal gate. As a result, the drive circuit incorporated in the IC tag operates to output identification information of the IC tag. If the IC tag is placed, the gate terminal device reads the identification information of the IC tag, and reads the container handling information corresponding to the identification information from the container management server. When the acceptance processing is performed based on the read container handling information and information relating to the container handling operation required by the truck is provided to the IC tag, the provided information is displayed on the display unit.

  By the way, although a power supply part is based on solar power generation, it shall generate | occur | produce not only natural light, such as sunlight, but artificial light like a fluorescent lamp and an electric lamp. Since the container terminal gate is illuminated with artificial light such as a fluorescent lamp, power is generated by receiving this light, and the display content of the display unit is updated. The display content of the display unit is stored in the non-volatile memory of the IC chip. The display content will not disappear even if the light does not reach for a moment as it moves into the container yard. Display contents can be confirmed with light. In addition, it is sufficient for the displayed information to include information on the storage position to which the truck should go. By making the information as minimal as possible, the driving power of the display unit is reduced, so that the photovoltaic power generation This is preferable because the light receiving portion for use is reduced and the IC tag can be miniaturized.

  On the other hand, even when a carrier, etc., carries a container containing imported cargo from the container terminal, if the IC tag carried by the operator is placed at a predetermined place on the gate reception device of the container terminal gate, the container is carried in. Similarly to the case, the storage position of the container to be carried out by the truck is displayed on the display unit.

  That is, according to the contents displayed on the IC tag, the driver only has to drive the truck to the storage position.

  In the container terminal gate acceptance system according to the invention of claim 2, the communication network connecting the designated terminal device and the terminal management server is an Internet network, and the terminal management server and the gate terminal device are connected. The communication network is a LAN.

  As the communication network, a telephone line network, an Internet network, or the like can be used. Among these, the designated terminal device and the terminal management server can be connected via the Internet network, and the terminal management server and the gate terminal device are connected to a LAN ( It can be connected by a Local Area Network). Since the designated terminal device is installed at a carrier or a second-party dealer, a communication network in a wide area is required for connection to the terminal management server, so the Internet network is suitable. On the other hand, since the terminal management server and the gate terminal device are both installed in the container terminal, they are connected by a LAN.

  The container terminal gate receiving system according to the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the designated terminal device is installed in an office broker or carrier that carries the container, and cargo handling information is sent from the designated terminal device to the terminal management server. It is characterized by transmitting.

According to the container terminal gate reception system according to the present invention, the IC tag employs a passive power supply circuit that does not require a power supply, and the display unit uses power generated by sunlight or artificial light. Therefore, a battery is unnecessary, and the battery can be made small and relatively inexpensive. On the other hand, it is possible to indicate the storage location of the target container to the driver, which is indispensable at the gate of the container terminal, by using the IC tag display part, so there is no need for a printer, the gate reception device can be simplified, and there is no need for paper supply Since the printed matter does not become garbage, it is environmentally friendly and can be said to be a system that is easy to spread for systematization of container terminal gate receiving work. In addition, since IC tags can communicate in a non-contact manner, the labor for the driver is reduced compared to the operation of stopping the truck in the proper position and inserting the card, and in the environment of dusty container terminals, the IC tag it can be said that since Ru der can be somewhat dirty even if communication is suitable to those used in the acceptance procedure of the gate.

  Furthermore, since the IC tag is displayed electronically, it is faster than printing on paper with a printer. Therefore, the reception time can be shortened, and there is an advantage that the lifetime is longer than that of the rewrite card printed on the card surface.

  The container terminal gate reception system according to the present invention will be specifically described below based on the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a container terminal gate reception system according to the present invention. Mainly, a terminal management server 20 that manages and manages cargo handling work in the container terminal 1 and an entrance gate of the container terminal. A gate terminal device 21 arranged at each of the entrance gates Gi performing the reception process at Gi, and disposed at each of the entrance gates Gi corresponding to each of the gate terminal devices 21 and operated by the driver of the truck 7 Gate receiving device 22, a designated terminal device 25 that is installed in a carrier or a second-tier trader and manages information regarding loading of the container 5 and loading / unloading of the container terminal, and an IC tag 26 to be carried by the truck 7 And exchange necessary information between the terminal management server 20 and the designated terminal device 25. A communication network 31 for connecting is Meniko, and a the terminal management server 20 and communication network 32 for connecting these in order to perform the exchange of necessary information between the gate terminal 21.

  The designated terminal device 25 inputs and manages container information related to cargo etc. stored in the container 5 by a carrier, etc., provides the container information to the terminal management server 20 using the communication network 31, or manages the terminal. Information such as instructions regarding transportation provided from the server 20 via the communication network 31 is received. That is, information is exchanged between the designated terminal device 25 and the terminal management server 20 via the communication network 31. A telephone line network or an Internet network can be used for the communication network 31, but it is preferable to use the Internet network because the container terminal 1 communicates in a wide area with a carrier, a service broker, or the like.

  The terminal management server 20 supervises all the cargo handling operations at the container terminal 1, and determines the storage position of the container 5 in the container yard 6 and information on the container 5 that the incoming truck 7 carries in and out. Or provided to the device 21. The gate terminal device 21 receives the information on the truck 7 received by the gate receiving device 22 and provides it to the terminal management server 20, and receives the cargo handling information for the truck 7 from the terminal management server 20, A reception process is performed for instructing the gate reception device 22 to handle the truck 7. Since the terminal management server 20 and the gate terminal device 21 communicate within the container terminal 1, it is preferable to use a LAN.

As shown in FIG. 2, the IC tag 26 carried on the truck 7 has a size and shape convenient for the driver to carry. The IC tag 26 is provided with a display unit 26a using a liquid crystal panel so that the driver can display cargo handling information related to cargo handling of the container 5 that is necessary and sufficient. Specifically, the number of container 5 and, container storage positions unload stacked containers 5 that are stacked in the track 7 in the case of export cargo and the container 5 to embark on the track 7 are stored in the case of imported cargo container storage positions there are, may be displayed. The IC tag 26 is provided with a light receiving portion 26b for generating electricity with sunlight or artificial light exposed on the surface. The display portion generates power with sunlight or artificial light received by the light receiving portion 26b. A power supply unit 26c for supplying power to 26a, a drive circuit 26d for performing predetermined display on the display unit 26a, and an IC chip 26e are incorporated. The drive circuit 26d is a passive type that transmits and receives information by the action of an external electric field or the like. In addition, the non-volatile memory of the IC chip 26e stores the identification information of the IC tag 26 together with the container 5 number and the storage location information of the container 5 received from the gate terminal device 21 by the drive circuit 26d. And is displayed on the display unit 26a.

  On the other hand, the gate receiving device 22 is provided with a mounting table on which the IC tag 26 is mounted, and a driving signal for the driving circuit 26d of the IC tag 26 is transmitted from the mounting table. In addition, the identification information of the IC tag 26 stored in the IC chip 26e of the mounted IC tag 26 is read, and the cargo handling information of the container 5 stored in the IC chip 26e is associated with the IC tag 26. Rewrite to what you have. Thus, the cargo handling information for the truck 7 carrying the IC tag 26 is displayed on the display unit 26a.

  The operation of the container terminal gate receiving system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

  Carriers, second-tier brokers, etc. send container 5 loading / unloading reservations, container 5 information, etc. to the terminal management server 20 via the communication network 31 by operating the designated terminal device 25. To do. At this time, the identification information of the IC tag 26 to be carried by the driver of the truck 7 carrying the container 5 is also transmitted. That is, when a carrier or the like makes a cargo handling request regarding the container 5 to the container terminal, the identification information of the IC tag 26 in which information that can identify the truck 7 on which the container 5 is loaded or the driver of the truck 7 is recorded. By providing, the container 5 that is the object of the cargo handling work and the individual IC tag 26 are associated with each other.

  For example, when a container 5 containing export cargo is carried into the container terminal 1, when the truck 7 loaded with the container 5 arrives at the container terminal 1, the driver uses the IC tag 26 carried by the gate receiving device 22. To be placed on the mounting table. As a result, the drive circuit 26d starts its operation and starts communicating with the gate reception device.

When the drive circuit 26d starts operation, identification information for identifying the IC tag 26 stored in the IC chip 26e is read and provided to the gate terminal device 21. Based on the provided identification information, the gate terminal device 21 reads the cargo handling information corresponding to the identification information out of the data held by the terminal management server 20. The read cargo handling information is provided to the IC tag 26 from the gate terminal device 21 via the gate receiving device 22, and is rewritten with the cargo handling information stored in the IC chip 26e, and the drive circuit 26d is displayed on the display unit. It controls to display the cargo handling information required for the cargo handling work regarding the container 5 in 26a. Handling information displayed on the display section 26a is information about the number of container storage positions or containers 5 to track 7 are loaded the container 5 is directed, for example, upper row of the display content of FIG. 2 Is displayed. The lower row displays the storage location of the container 5 when the container 5 loaded with the truck 7 is loaded and unloaded and then the container 5 containing the imported cargo is unloaded. An example is shown.

  That is, even for a truck 7 coming to the container terminal 1 to carry out the container 5 containing the imported cargo, a carrier who intends to carry out the container 5 will not be able to Together with the information, identification information of the IC tag 26 associated with the container 5 is provided to the terminal management server 20. When the truck 7 carrying the IC tag 26 arrives, if the IC tag 26 is placed on the placing table of the gate receiving device 22 of the entrance gate Gi, the storing position of the container 5 related to unloading is displayed on the 1C tag 26. Therefore, the driver travels the truck 7 to the storage position according to the display.

  As described above, FIG. 2 shows a display example in the case where the truck 7 carries in and out the container 5 at the same time. However, only the import of the export cargo container 5 or only the export cargo container 5 is shown. In this case, the display unit 26a may have one line.

  Further, the driver places the IC tag 26 on the mounting table of the gate receiving device 22 and then picks it up to run the truck 7. For this reason, the allowable range of the height difference between the cab and the mounting table is wider than the case where processing for inserting / removing from / into the insertion port of the reader / writer device is required as in the case of using a rewrite card. . Therefore, the driver can perform the reception procedure without inserting or removing the card with an unreasonable posture.

  In addition, even if the lighting stops momentarily when moving into the container yard to move the truck to the storage position, the display content is stored in the non-volatile memory of the IC chip 26e and disappears. Therefore, the display content can be reliably confirmed with slight light from inside or outside the vehicle.

  According to the container terminal gate reception procedure system according to the present invention, a passive type that does not require a power source and an IC tag having a display unit that uses electric power generated by sunlight or artificial light is employed. There is no need to install a printer or the like at the container terminal gate, the system can be provided at a low cost, and an increase in cost can be suppressed. For this reason, this system is easy to spread to container terminals, and contributes to smooth reception procedures for container terminal gates.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the outline of the reception procedure system of the container terminal gate which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the IC tag used for the reception procedure system of the container terminal gate which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic plan view explaining the structure of a container terminal.

Explanation of symbols

1 Container Terminal 2 Container Ship 5 Container 6 Container Yard 7 Truck 8 Yard Crane 9 Administration Building Gi Entrance Gate Go Exit Gate Gs Subgate
20 Terminal management server
21 Gate terminal equipment
22 Gate reception device
25 Designated terminal equipment
26 IC tag
26a Display
26b Receiver
26c power supply
26d drive circuit
26e IC chip

Claims (3)

In the container terminal gate reception system for carrying out reception processing for container loading / unloading at the container terminal gate for the trucks that came to the container terminal for loading / unloading of containers,
An IC tag storing identification information for identifying itself, which is carried by the truck driver;
A designated terminal device that provides container handling information;
A terminal management server installed in the container terminal and connectable to the designated terminal device via a communication network;
It is installed at the container terminal gate, and consists of a gate terminal device that can be connected to each other via the terminal management server and a communication network,
When inputting container handling information in the designated terminal device, the identification information of the IC tag is related to the handling information,
The IC tag includes at least a display unit that displays a container storage position in a container terminal, a passive drive circuit, and a power source unit that generates power with sunlight or artificial light,
When the truck arrives at the container terminal gate and the driver places the IC tag on a predetermined position of the gate receiving device, the drive circuit is driven, and the gate terminal device identifies the IC tag. A container terminal gate reception system that provides storage location information of a container based on the information and displays the provided storage location information on the display unit. The communication network connecting the designated terminal device and the terminal management server is an Internet network;
The container terminal gate reception system according to claim 1, wherein the communication network connecting the terminal management server and the gate terminal device is a LAN. Said specified terminal device is installed in Otsunaka skill or carrier responsible for transporting the container, to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that transmitting the handling information from the designated terminal device to the terminal management server The container terminal gate reception system described.

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