Case Study: Husky Terminal achieves reliable, yard-wide connectivity with Nokia private LTE

How Husky Terminal and Stevedoring deployed 4.9G/LTE connectivity to optimize marine freight operations at the Port of Tacoma

Husky Terminal and Stevedoring, operating at the Port of Tacoma, faced significant productivity losses due to an unreliable Wi-Fi network in its 115-acre container yard. The outdated network caused frequent dropped connections for vehicle-mounted computers, disrupting container tracking. This challenge was heightened by the need to support a new cloud-based terminal operating system, which the existing Wi-Fi was incapable of handling. The company turned to vendor Nokia for a solution.

Nokia implemented a private 4.9G/LTE network using its Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) platform. The solution provided 100% coverage across the entire yard with just six antennas, a dramatic reduction from the previous 39 Wi-Fi access points. The results have been exceptional, with zero packet loss since implementation, 100% network retainability, and a drastic reduction in IT trouble tickets. This has freed the IT team to focus on strategic work and has laid a reliable foundation for future operational enhancements.

Husky Terminal

Philip Styf

IT Director