The barge operation department at the headquarters had difficulty to manage operations on barges carrying refrigerated containers at scattered river ports and rivers. The department also failed to collect timely information on the power supply of the refrigerated containers and the condition of the generators on the barge. Shipping companies need a remote refrigerated container power supply monitoring system over the internet to help solve the following problems:
The main cost in ferry operation is fuel. With scattered ferry terminals, the management department at the headquarter faces many challenges in managing ferry operations, especially monitoring and managing fuel in storage and daily tanks on the ferry. In addition, effective coordination of fuel supply for scattered ferries is a big concern . Ferry operation companies demand a centralized fuel management system to solve the following fuel management difficulties:
The preservation of specific goods such as frozen foods, pharmaceuticals, or especially vaccines requires strict temperature conditions. Therefore, the transportation of these particular goods also requires the refrigerated truck temperature monitoring system to be applied to ensure that the goods are in the temperature condition range during the transporting activities. Many solutions may have one or either many weaknesses, as mentioned below: