TERCAT - PORT MANAGEMENT

Installation of eleven weighbridges for managing and controlling incoming and outgoing goods.

Giropes has installed 11 BPGMO weighbridges at the main entrance of the new Port of Barcelona. The facility has 10 BPGMOs, located side by side at the control points for incoming and outgoing goods, controlling the weight of the lorries before they leave or enter the port. Each of these weighbridges is complemented by a weight indicator, and an Ethernet connection for data transmission.

The eleventh weighbridge is located at the specific goods control point, weighing lorries that may present irregularities or that need to be controlled more closely as a result of the goods that they are transporting. This weighbridge, just like the others that are installed at the port terminal, has a weight indicator, and an Ethernet connection for data transmission.

The Port of Barcelona is one of the main ports in the Mediterranean, managing more than 60 million tons of goods. Of these, about two-thirds enter and/or leave the port, passing through weighing systems that control the amount of product that is to be managed. This means that more than 2800 lorries are entering and leaving on a daily basis.

Installing weighbridges and other weighing systems in one of the main logistic ports of the Mediterranean is essential. It allows the weighing of incoming and outgoing goods to be controlled, in order to efficiently manage the entry and exit of the transported material. It also allows more efficient security controls to be established.

In a border logistics centre, such as this port, the weighing process is one of the most important phases for controlling entries and exits. It provides security when controlling the products that arrive in a country or that are shipped abroad, leading to greater efficiency in controlling the traffic of illegal goods.