At the Port of New Orleans, a cargo ship docks. On board are power transformers, wind turbine components, and industrial generators used to construct data centers in the US.
Moving these unwieldy pieces of equipment inland from the port is a massive logistical undertaking: The cargo is often too heavy to travel by road, and dimensions must be considered to ensure the parts will fit through rail structures.
With these complex logistics in mind, the port kicked off a partnership in late May with the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and a new logistics company, UTC Transoceanic, to deploy AI to help plan oversize moves.
Instead of workers pulling from...
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