Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) is a Navaratna PSU under the Ministry of Railways and a market leader in container logistics in the country having more than 2/3rd market share in this field. CONCOR has a pan-India footprint with 63 terminals and is present at all major ports in the country.

Recognising AI’s potential to transform terminals and ports, CONCOR has decided to implement AI/ML based Container Terminal Management System (CTMS) at the Inland Container Depot – Tughlakabad. This will also lay the groundwork for transforming all the CONCOR managed terminal operations using Artificial Intelligence across the Country. 

The technological implementations planned at ICD-TKD are: a) Internet of Things (IOT) based Sensors b) AI-ML based Automation, and c) Digital Twin. All the activities at each of the major operational areas, namely, Gate, Rake Yard, Cargo handling area, Warehouse and customs examination block are planned to be digitalized using a combination of various automation technologies and digital applications. Additionally, each of the functional areas shall provide real time dashboards and reports to the specific location while, rolling the information into the centralized systems for organization wide dashboards, reports and business perspective views and decisions.

AI/ML solution shall involve complete automation of ICD/TKD covering the following:

•  Automatic Container Entry/ Exit
• Automatic guidance to yard/ warehouse
• Automatic documentation and validation

To achieve this objective, CONCOR has floated a 2 packet e-Tender for implementation of AI based Container Terminal Management System at its Inland Container Depot Tughlakabad with a broad scope of work as indicated above. To qualify in the first packet (technical bid), bidder has to successfully demonstrate a POC, details of which have been given in the Tender. This is a first of its kind project in India and shall be executed as a pilot project in OPEX mode for a period of three years, where infrastructure cost shall be borne by the vendor who shall be paid by CONCOR on a monthly basis depending upon the number of containers handled. Indicative quantities of containers to be handled have been provided in the tender along with details of procedure, Scope of Work and terms of payment. This model is based on recommendations of the consultant for the said pilot project, M/s. Ernst & Young who were selected through NICSI.