Chemical company benefits from Swiss technology for tank container transport

AnQore BV, a Dutch manufacturer of specialised chemical products and headquartered near Maastricht, in Urmond, has adopted an integrated telematics system for all of its several hundred tank containers and tank wagons to optimise both fleet efficiency and shipment safety.

The need to keep customers informed as to the status of their goods, combined with the necessary scheduling process of the empty containers, led AnQore to search for the best suitable technology to solve both issues, which they found at a Swiss- headquartered company.

Peter Kehrens, Logistics Purchasing & Implementation Manager at AnQore, said: “Our customers have a few days’ buffer to unload the tank containers and wagons and ship them back. In the past we were only able to roughly estimate when the containers would arrive at our plant. That’s why it became clear that in order to allow our fleet to operate at optimum capacity, we would need a better overview.

“Modern sensory technology opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. For example, shipments can be monitored in real-time and processes can be coordinated with customers and logistics partners more efficiently. So we went out to look for a telematics system. We found SAVVY Telematic Systems, a supplier that suits us well.”

The chemical specialist supplier has installed an ATEX and IECEx certified SAVVY CargoTracExR telematic device in each of its tank containers and tank wagons. These small boxes, which can be installed in a few easy steps, contain robust and reliable high-tech electronics. In addition to sensors for location purposes and to measure a range of variables, they contain a long-lasting battery and a module for data communication.

The latter sends encrypted data via the mobile network to the SAVVY® Synergy Enterprise platform. The private cloud platform is connected to AnQore’s SAP system via an interface. The corresponding plan data for each new order, departure time, stops along the route etc. are transmitted automatically from the SAP-System to the SAVVY Synergy Portal. Using their account, employees can check the status of all transports in real-time and can have them displayed on a map overview to see where a particular shipment is located at that particular moment.

For more information visit www.anqore.com 

8th June 2020