Digital Gate Management: From Paper Tickets to ANPR

June 29, 2026 · by mreyes · Port Operations

Moving your terminal gate from paper tickets to automated number-plate recognition — what to expect, and the queue-time wins we have measured.

Turnaround, gate flow and yard capacity are where small and mid-sized ports win or lose margin. This note looks at what actually moves the numbers, drawn from Portater deployments across UK terminals.

If you would like to see how this works against your own berths and gates, book a short demo.