Port & Logistics Lab
Port & Logistics Lab
Modernizing Our Ports and Logistics Sector with 5G and Edge Computing
The Port & Logistics Lab is focused on scouting, testing and deploying
innovative solutions discovered through our startup ecosystem, and applying those technologies to industry-specific
challenges faced by seaports, shippers, manufacturers and logistics enterprises.
Why now?
Why now?
Lingering effects of the pandemic such as labor shortages and port holdups continue to
impact the global supply chain. Edge computing advancements can free up resources, decrease reliance on human
management, and increase latency for time-sensitive processes.
Port and Logistics Lab Partners
Port and Logistics Lab Partners
The Port & Logistics Lab
The Port & Logistics Lab
The Port & Logistics Lab and its enterprise partners are
working together to digitize Tacoma Ports and drive the consumption of industry 4.0-related technologies
to address their enterprise challenges.
Our reference platform, KEEN (Khasm Enterprise Edge Network), is
a private 5G SA (stand alone) network, paired with edge computing capabilities code-named BlueBerry,
will help support and test the adoption of many of the Lab’s startup’s technologies and solutions at
the port; including hi-res cameras and computer vision capabilities, ship-to-shore private
connectivity and asset tracking, connected workers, connected vehicles and autonomous systems,
IoT-sensor based technology and Edge computing.
