Anatomy of a Smart Port Project

The Port: The Port of New Orleans

The goals of the Smart Port project at the Port of New Orleans:

• using technology to make dredging and operations decisions

How will the Port’s partnership with the Water Institute of the Gulf work?

• the research organization will install data sensors on tugboats and other vessels navigating the Port of New Orleans’ district
• they will detect sediment levels in shallow parts of the Mississippi River
• that data will then inform dredging decisions

How else will technology help the smart port?

• connect dock terminals, shipping lines, warehouses, and cargo operators
• create a unified command at the New Orleans Port

Houston Chronicle | ‘Smart port’ technology planned for Port of New Orleans