GridMatrix has revealed that, in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the company will deploy its cloud-based software platform to help optimize operations at Port Newark and the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal.
According to GridMatrix, the Port of New York and New Jersey’s operations professionals are using its software to generate real-time alerts related to security, traffic flow, vessel activity, emissions and several other key performance indicators on the facility’s efficiency and safety.
Additionally, GridMatrix’s software will be used to generate data over time on these same metrics.
The platform uses AI and feeds from existing cameras already deployed at Port Newark to generate these insights.
“The backbone of our success at the Port of New York and New Jersey has been our laser focus on safe, efficient and nimble operations across our roads, rails and channels,” said Bethann Rooney, Port Director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
“Our work with GridMatrix will take those priorities to the next level, helping us detect and respond to issues quickly, gain operational insights from new data streams and ultimately keep the goods powering our economy flowing.”
“We’re thrilled and humbled to have the opportunity to deploy our software at the Newark-Elizabeth port complex and serve the facility’s operating professionals,” added Nick D’Andre, GridMatrix‘s CEO and Co-Founder.
“This is the busiest container port on America’s East Coast and key piece of critical infrastructure in the global supply chain.”
GridMatrix has been working with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey since 2022, when the agency first piloted the company’s technology on the George Washington Bridge as the part of the Transit Tech Lab’s 2022 Sustainability Challenge.
After this initial deployment, the agency elected to scale up the deployment to include the Lincoln and Holland tunnels.
“Our deployments with the Port Authority have resulted in a cutting-edge technology that is built for globally scaled critical infrastructure,” concluded D’Andre.
“We’re ready to take another step in working with the Port Authority at one of the most critical facilities it operates.”