Puerto Bahía strengthens its security with Tyco's Artificial Intelligence technology

La terminal más moderna de Colombia, Puerto Bahía, has counted on Johnson Controls to implement a complete security system, based on Artificial Intelligence, integrated with access control solutions, monitoring and video surveillance.

Johnson Controls has unveiled its most recent high security solution installed in Puerto Bahía, the most modern port terminal in Colombia. This is based on Artificial Intelligence technology and is integrated by access control systems, monitoring and video surveillance.

The most modern port terminal in Colombia, located in the heart of the bay of Cartagena and with only six years of operations, has become a benchmark in technology and resource optimization. This is so, thanks to the fact that it has the first bulk liquid handling dock, fully automated, of the country and hydrocarbon storage capacity of almost 2,7 million barrels.

Estas características, added to the high flow of employee personnel, contractors and visitors, made the port require an access solution, monitoring and video surveillance of the highest standards worldwide.

The first step for Puerto Bahía was to implement the event management and access control system C•Cure 9000 from Johnson Control to facilitate employee entry management, contractors and visits.

This scalable solution supports up to 5.000 readers per server and 500,000 card holders for access control. Besides, how the system offers video viewing and dynamic reports on system activity, alarms and visits, allows centralizing the management of security operations.

Con C•Cure 9000, You can take advantage of the map functionality and dynamic view to obtain critical information and improve response time to security-related incidents.

Visual monitoring

To carry out visual monitoring of the facilities, Puerto Bahía implemented 136 cameras Tyco Illustra Flex.

IP cameras were placed throughout the interior of the facilities and in the exterior areas in order to capture high quality images, both day and night. This way, The terminal can take advantage of features such as high-definition images and integrated anti-tamper detection, that identify a blocked lens or bright light. Day/Night mode allows you to record high-quality video in low-light conditions.

Each camera is monitored in real time through the video management system (VMS) exacqVision, a scalable solution, intuitiva y fácil de usar. Thanks to this system, Port security staff can flag important recordings for viewing another day or perform a quick search for video anomalies.

Artificial intelligence, to strengthen security

Relying on the most recent technological advances, Puerto Bahía also incorporated Tyco Radar, the first implementation of its kind in Colombia, in which an integrated ground-based radar system has automatic cameras that track intruders.

With a total of eleven radars, This system provides complete coverage of the entire perimeter of the Maritime Terminal.

“During the solution design process, We incorporate the artificial intelligence platform into Tyco Radar, along with exacqVision integration, to classify video objects in real time and identify possible false alarms”, comments Monica Prieto, Business Development Manager of Johnson Controls in North Latin America and Andean Region.

The executive highlighted, besides, that the deep learning engine provides greater effectiveness in the perimeter protection of Puerto Bahía, as it allows operators to assess risk against what is being tracked through the Tyco Radar system, such as cars, motorcycles, people or animals.

“When that happens, “The system automatically tracks the intrusion using the PTZ function of the Illustra cameras.”, adds Prieto.

Cutting-edge technology that reduces operating costs

The development implemented in the port made it visible that digital transformation is not synonymous with enormous investments that cannot be recovered. “We invest in cutting-edge technology and, thanks to this, we reduced security costs by 30 percent", says Alejandro David Sejnaui, director of technology and processes of Puerto Bahía.

As part of its Digital Transformation strategyDigiPort’, The company is implementing new automation and innovation projects based on technologies 4.0 such as Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence that will allow it to be a reference in port security for all of Latin America.