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July 7, 2021

‘Falcon’s Beyond Global’ Launches as Fully Integrated Development Enterprise for IP-Driven Parks, Resorts, Media, & Merchandise

Falcon’s Beyond Global

Scott Demerau, Executive Chairman of the Board, Falcon’s Beyond and Cecil Magpuri, Chief Executive Officer, Falcon’s Beyond.

New enterprise brings proprietary ‘Katmandu’ and partner IPs to global markets through theme parks, resorts, feature films, episodic series, consumer products, and beyond.

Joint venture with Meliá Hotels International brings access to prime real estate and a global operating presence in major tourist destinations in 40 countries.

ORLANDO Fla., July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With proven theme park success in Europe, an award-winning creative team, patented technologies, and access to global real estate in prime tourist destinations, Falcon’s Beyond Global^™, LLC has launched as a fully integrated enterprise to propel story-driven, experiential entertainment around the world.

Until now, it has proven almost impossible for most IP franchises to rapidly deploy across media content, consumer products, and hardest of all, themed location-based entertainment, all at once.

The new enterprise, supercharged by a joint venture with Meliá Hotels International, will be the only vertically-integrated entertainment powerhouse able to simultaneously activate an intellectual property across the full transmedia spectrum — with the potential to transform the $440 billion hospitality and entertainment category.

Meliá, the world’s #1 leisure hotel group with 390+ properties in 40 countries, many in prime beach destinations, is jointly developing theme park + resort combos with Falcon’s Beyond at flagship properties on multiple continents.

Falcon’s Beyond was formalized this May when leading attraction design & master-planning firm Falcon’s Creative Group united with themed-entertainment company Katmandu Group.

This powerful combination has instantly created the only fully integrated source for simultaneous entertainment IP activations—from streaming media development to theme park site acquisition; master planning to brick-and-mortar projects; immersive ride & attraction design to merchandise creation; right through world-class park & resort operation.

Expanding and Evolving the Katmandu IP

A first major focus of Falcon’s Beyond will be to apply its IP Expander^™model to the rapid evolution of its original and wholly-owned “Katmandu” IP—already popular with the millions of Europeans who have visited Sol Katmandu Park & Resort in Mallorca, Spain, and a growing list of Katmandu-branded kids camps in Meliá’s Sol Hotels.

Audiences resonate with the Katmandu universe’s timeless, intertwined tales—where mythical characters come to life in wild adventures, inspiring wonder with imaginative, immersive realms, elusive yetis, and a multicultural cast of adventurers.

Along with new characters, a streaming video series, and merchandise, the proven Katmandu IP will undergo a brick-and-mortar expansion. Through unique technological capabilities, Falcon’s Beyond will establish Katmandu as the first world-class theme park to have every ride and attraction customized to a centralized story “like chapters in the same legend,” and digitally tied to individual guest experiences.

Development is moving forward on additional Katmandu parks on the grounds of Meliá resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Tenerife, Spain and other key tourist destinations.

Enabling the Impossible

“Falcon’s Beyond Global represents the ultimate combination of unlimited storytelling potential, agile and flexible real estate scalability, and imaginative expansion into a multitude of categories,” said Cecil D. Magpuri, CEO of Falcon’s Beyond Global and founder of the original Falcon’s Creative Group. “We develop inclusive, story-driven experiences that we can bring to market with unprecedented speed, removing all the massive challenges IP franchises and developers face when attempting this feat on their own.”

“We are truly enabling the impossible,” said Scott Demerau, Executive Chairman of Falcon’s Beyond Global and co-founder of Katmandu Group. “Through our partnership with Meliá, we have created a new playbook for building cost-effective, ‘Big-Experience, Small-Footprint’ theme parks, from beach resort communities to mixed-use entertainment spaces. Falcon’s Beyond Global brings a full complement of technology, design, and media expertise to the equation. Together, we are offering something that’s simply never been accessible to companies before. This is a huge benefit to developers, emerging IPs, and even entertainment giants.”

Creating “Big-Experience, Small-Footprint” Parks

Meliá Hotels and Katmandu Group originally came together in a 2012 joint venture to launch the themed Sol Katmandu Park & Resort in Mallorca and complement the beach holiday experience by providing “entertainment with rooms.” Their proof-of-concept rocketed to the top of the Meliá Sol portfolio and was named in the European Hospitality Awards as the #1 hotel in Europe for innovation in service, out of more than 100,000 hotels. Trivago Global named the park + resort as the #1 Hotel in Spain for Traveling with Kids. TripAdvisor named Katmandu Park in the top 3 parks in Spain three years in a row, and as a Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2020.

Falcon’s Beyond will elevate this unique, proven model of “Big-Experience, Small-Footprint” theme parks for Katmandu and other IPs around the world, leveraging the joint venture with Meliá, whose global operating presence enables growth in any tourism destination across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and beyond. The rights to additional important IPs have already been secured, and Falcon’s Beyond is in discussions with others to deploy complete transmedia expressions at unheard-of speeds. The company has worked on master planning and design projects totaling over $100 billion and won numerous design awards for its world-class attractions and experiences.

Revolutionary Alternative to Mega Parks

Traditional “mega theme parks” require at least 6-8 years of planning, billions in investment, difficult real estate acquisition, new transportation infrastructures, urban planning, and 5-7 years of construction.

Falcon’s Beyond delivers a revolutionary alternative.

Falcon’s proprietary rides and attractions are world-class, cutting-edge, story-driven, and the first of their kind. Its patented technologies are uniquely able to create mega-park experiences in “Big-Experience, Small-Footprint” parks — which leverage underused land on existing resorts in dense tourist hotspots. Falcon’s Beyond parks can be deployed in as little as a 24-36 month window at a tiny fraction of the cost of a mega park, with Falcon’s providing expert, ongoing operations.

A True Disruptor

“Meliá is committed to bringing extraordinary experiences to our guests around the world,” said André Gerondeau, Chief Operating Officer of Meliá Hotels International. “Katmandu-themed parks and resorts will be a vital part of our story moving forward, and we feel this initiative puts us five years ahead of the rest of the hospitality industry in delivering ‘entertainment with rooms.’ Everyone at Meliá is thrilled to be working with the creative minds and experienced development experts at Falcon’s Beyond.”

“Falcon’s Beyond and its unprecedented, imaginative, and already-deployed IP activation model completely shifts the established entertainment industry paradigm,” said industry leader Ken Faier, founder of Epic Story Media, a full-service, creator-driven kids entertainment company. “We have seen first-hand what Falcon’s is creating and we are really excited to explore an epic collaboration. There is a big demand for families looking for exciting experiences around great IP.”

With its expertise in intellectual property expansion, licensing, and immersive experiences, Falcon’s Beyond Global has unprecedented power to turn imagined worlds into reality — inspiring wonder in audiences and guests, with memories to last a lifetime.

About Falcon’s Beyond Global LLC
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC is a fully integrated, top-tier experiential entertainment development enterprise specializing in intellectual property expansion. The company brings its own proprietary and partner IPs to global markets through owned and operated theme parks, resorts, attractions, patented technologies, feature films, episodic series, consumer products, licensing, and beyond. The company has won numerous design awards and provided design services in 39 countries around the world. It is composed of four core divisions: Falcon’s Treehouse (master planning & design), Falcon’s Digital Media, Falcon’s Licensing, and Falcon’s Parks & Resorts. Storytelling is the guiding force behind all Falcon’s Beyond projects—which turn imagined worlds into reality. For more information, visit www.falconsbeyondglobal.com

About Meliá Hotels International
Founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has more than 390 hotels open, or in the process of opening, in more than 40 countries. They operate under the brands Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliá, ME by Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, INNSiDE by Meliá, Sol by Meliá, and TRYP by Wyndham. The company is a global leader in resort hotels, and its resort experience has allowed it to become a leader in the growing market of urban hotels inspired by leisure. The Sustainability Yearbook 2020, published by S&P Global, named Meliá among the Most Sustainable Hotel Companies in the World (Silver Medal), and it has been included among Europe’s Climate Leaders 2021 by the Financial Times & Statista. Meliá Hotels International is also a member of the IBEX 35 and is the Spanish hotel company with the best corporate reputation, per Merco Ranking. For more information, visit www.meliahotelsinternational.com

CONTACT:

Joel Moore
Praytell Strategy
joel@praytellagency.com

María Umbert
Meliá Hotels International
maria.umbert@melia.com

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July 7, 2021

GT Biopharma Announces Sponsored Research Agreement With Dr. Jeffrey S. Miller Of The University Of Minnesota

Deepening relationship between GT Biopharma and Dr. Jeffrey Miller

TriKE™ improves FT538 iPSC NK cells from Fate Therapeutics in prostate cancer model

GTB-3550 continues to demonstrate clinical success without significant toxicities

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GT Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company focused on developing innovative therapeutics based on the Company’s proprietary NK cell engager (TriKE™) protein biologic technology platform, announced it has entered into a sponsored research agreement (SRA) with Jeffrey S. Miller, M.D., Deputy Director of the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center and Consulting Chief Scientific Officer of GT Biopharma.

The SRA is focused on supporting GT Biopharma’s continued clinical develop of TriKE™ therapeutic product candidates, and to gain an increased understanding of changes in the patient’s native NK cell population as a result of TriKE™ therapy. The SRA is a fixed sum contract worth Two Million Seventy-Four Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Six dollars ($2,074,686) payable over the next two years in equal quarterly payments. GT Biopharma has early termination rights without financial penalty, and will receive an exclusive worldwide license to any patentable inventions which arise under the SRA.

TriKE™ is a robust and versatile protein biologic therapeutic platform which facilitates NK recognition and killing of cancer cells. TriKE™ is a tri-specific recombinant protein biologic composed of an NK cell engaging domain targeting CD16 on the NK cell, an NK cell activating domain consisting Interleukin IL-15, and a cancer cell targeting domain. The natural killer (NK) cell-stimulating cytokine human IL-15 portion of the molecule provides a self-sustaining signal that activates the patient’s endogenous, exhausted/inhibited NK cells enhancing their ability to kill and proliferate without the need for the supplemental addition of ex vivo engineered NK cells. TriKE™ does not require costly or specialized manufacturing facilities nor is pretreatment of the patient required prior to its administration. TriKE™ is also significantly less expensive than iPSC NK cell therapies and autologous/allogenic NK cell therapies.

Recently published data at the November 2020 meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) by researchers at Fate Therapeutics and the University of Minnesota (see https://jitc.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_3/A287) demonstrates TriKE™ is able to activate and target direct Fate Therapeutics’ ex vivo engineered iPSC NK cells (FT538), and turn those cells into more effective killers resulting in the complete eradication of the prostate cancer cells. Without the assistance of TriKE™, the FT538 iPSC NK cells were unable to eradicate the prostate cancer cells.

TriKE™ monotherapy has demonstrated in its first-in-class clinical trial the ability to revive the patient’s exhausted/inhibited NK cells, significantly reduce cancer cell numbers, and to do so without any toxicities including no cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Highlights to date from patients treated with GTB-3550 TriKE™ monotherapy in the dose escalation Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of high-risk MDS and refractory/relapsed AML:

57% of patients experienced significant reduction in AML/MDS cancer cell burden when treated with doses of GTB-3550 ranging from 25mcg/kg/day to 150mcg/kg/day.
Up to 63.7% reduction in bone marrow blast levels observed in some patients.
GTB-3550 was well tolerated by all patients with no cytokine release syndrome observed.
Restoration of patient’s endogenous NK cell function, proliferation and immune surveillance observed in all patients – No progenitor-derived or autologous/allogenic cell therapy required.

“We have now completed treatment of eleven patients. In addition to strong safety results, we have seen significant reductions in CD33+ cancer cells,” stated Anthony Cataldo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GT Biopharma. “We are pleased to sponsor additional TriKE™ research in Dr. Miller’s laboratory in support of our TriKE™ clinical development programs,” Mr. Cataldo further stated.

About GTB-3550 TriKE™ Clinical Trial

Patients with CD33+ malignancies (primary induction failure or relapsed AML with failure of one reinduction attempt or high-risk MDS progressed on two lines of therapy) age 18 and older are eligible (NCT03214666). The primary endpoint is to identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of GTB-3550 TriKE™. Correlative objectives include the number, phenotype, activation status and function of NK cells and T cells.

About GT Biopharma, Inc.

GT Biopharma, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of immuno-oncology therapeutic products based our proprietary TriKE™ NK cell engager platform. Our TriKE™ platform is designed to harness and enhance the cancer killing abilities of a patient’s immune system natural killer cells (NK cells). GT Biopharma has an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Minnesota to further develop and commercialize therapies using TriKE™ technology. For more information, please visit gtbiopharma.com.

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Our forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on currently available financial, economic, scientific, and competitive data and information on current business plans. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties relating to, among other things: (i) the sufficiency of our cash position and our ongoing ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, (ii) our ability to complete our contemplated clinical trials, or to meet the FDA’s requirements with respect to safety and efficacy, (iii) our ability to identify patients to enroll in our clinical trials in a timely fashion, (iv) our ability to achieve approval of a marketable product, (v) design, implementation and conduct of clinical trials, (vii) the results of our clinical trials, including the possibility of unfavorable clinical trial results, (vii) the market for, and marketability of, any product that is approved, (viii) the existence or development of treatments that are viewed by medical professionals or patients as superior to our products, (ix) regulatory initiatives, compliance with governmental regulations and the regulatory approval process, and social conditions, and (x) various other matters, many of which are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties develop, or should underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially and adversely from those anticipated, believed, estimated, or otherwise indicated by our forward-looking statements.

We intend that all forward-looking statements made in this press release will be subject to the safe harbor protection of the federal securities laws pursuant to Section 27A of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any responsibility to update these forward-looking statements to take into account events or circumstances that occur after the date of this press release. Additionally, we do not undertake any responsibility to update you on the occurrence of any unanticipated events which may cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

TriKE™ is a trademark of GT Biopharma, Inc.

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July 7, 2021

ISW Holdings Closes on Its 1st phase of over 100MW Georgia Crypto Mining Farm Capable of Driving Over $100M in Annual Gross Revs

LAS VEGAS, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — ISW Holdings, Inc. (OTC: ISWH) (“ISW Holdings” or the “Company”), a global brand management holdings company, is excited to announce that it has finalized its land lease development agreement, which grants the Company full use of a 1st phase 7-acre parcel of property in Georgia tailored for cryptocurrency mining operations, complete with access to energy resources capable of powering over 100 MW of cryptocurrency mining capacity.

“This agreement puts us in position to scale up into a top-five global cryptocurrency mining position by volume,” remarked ISW Holdings President and Chairman, Alonzo Pierce. “We control an ideal plot of land, to initiate the 1st phase with additional access to over 100 megawatts of power for use in crypto mining. We also have our close partner Bit5ive, LLC – North America’s largest provider of collective management of renewable, clean energy services and mining equipment – right on premises to manage and develop the mining operations at the site. China is cracking down hard and shutting down its domestic crypto mining industry. This has enormous consequences because more than half of the world’s cryptocurrency mining has been taking place in China. As a result, we are already fielding calls from mining firms seeking a new home. We are now equipped to handle this at scale. We have the power!”

For more details and forward-looking statements, view the entire announcement: https://ibn.fm/ISW100MWAnnouncement

Pierce added, “Our plan is to execute an additional agreement with some of the world’s largest and best-known mining companies seeking additional accommodation for expanded mining operations. We are already beginning to design and plan for this added scalability. Once we deploy the full 100 MW, we see total gross revenue run rate exceeding $100 million on an annualized basis.”

About ISW Holdings
ISW Holdings, Inc. (ISWH), based in Nevada, is a diversified portfolio company comprised of essential business lines that serve consumer product demands. Our expertise lies in strategic brand development, early growth facilitation, as well as brand identity through our proprietary procurement process. Together, with our partners, we seek to provide a structure that meets large scalability demands, as well as anticipated marketplace needs. We are able to meet these needs through a variety of strategic innovative processes. ISWH is creating and managing brands across a spectrum of disruptive industries. It maneuvers its proprietary companies through critical stages of market development, which includes conceptualization, go-to-market strategies, engineering, product integration, and distribution efficiency. The company has also partnered with a well-known software development and consulting company, Bengala Technologies LLC, which is developing significant enhancements in the supply chain management space; and the partnership has a vitally needed patent now pending.

The Company’s cryptocurrency mining segment, established in partnership with industry leader, Bit5ive LLC, is driven by a mission to mine cryptocurrency with a zero carbon footprint. Learn more at www.iswholdings.com.

About Bit5ive

Bit5ive is a leader in crypto currency mining data centers with several projects currently in development in the United States. Bit5ive’s success lies in its commitment to its clients, hailing from a variety of industries and professions. Bit5ive’s corporate headquarters is based in Miami, Florida, from which it operates as a management hub for its data centers, sales and customer service. Learn more at www.Bit5ive.com.

Company Contact:
info@ISWHoldings.com

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July 7, 2021

Falana & Falana Issues the Following Statement: Alex Saab Challenges Indictment in U.S. Court

WASHINGTON, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the legal team of Baker Hostetler, representing Mr. Alex Saab, filed their Opening Brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, challenging a decision by U.S. District Judge in Miami refusing to consider Mr. Saab’s status as a diplomat immune from U.S. proceedings unless and until he personally appears in the United States.

Mr. Saab was unlawfully detained, at the request of U.S. law enforcement authorities, in Cabo Verde, where his aircraft had stopped to refuel. He was, in fact, traveling from Venezuela to Iran on a diplomatic mission, seeking humanitarian assistance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a well established rule of international law that diplomats, traveling from their country of origin to an overseas post, whether as a special envoy like Mr. Saab or as part of a permanent mission, are entitled to diplomatic immunity from arrest or detention. Accordingly, at the instruction of his own government, he has vigorously opposed his extradition to the United States.

Mr. Saab, the subject of a U.S. indictment for alleged wrongdoing in Venezuela and neighboring countries, sought to raise this point with the Miami district judge, who refused to consider his immunity until he agreed to personally appear before the judge in the United States. The judge grounded his decision in the “fugitive disentitlement” doctrine, which is a judge-made rule stating that individuals who have fled the court’s authority cannot raise legal arguments until they have been physically brought before the court.

However, this doctrine does not apply in Mr. Saab’s case because he has never fled the United States or U.S. law enforcement authorities, and has opposed his extradition to the United States because he is a diplomat on mission entitled to immunity. Accordingly, Mr. Saab has appealed the District Judge’s ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In his Opening Brief, Mr. Saab has made plain that he is not a fugitive from the United States and that, as Venezuela’s Special Envoy to Iran, he is a diplomatic Head of Mission under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the United States Diplomatic Relations Act, which implements U.S. treaty obligations under that Convention. In fact, the Eleventh Circuit concluded that Special Envoy’s like Mr. Saab are entitled to immunity in a case decided in 1984, Abdulaziz v. Meto. Dade County, 741 F.2d 1328 (11th Cir. 1984). This case constitutes binding precedent on both the District Judge and the Court of Appeals.

Accordingly, Mr. Saab has asked the Court of Appeals to reject the District Court’s application of the Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine and to rule that he is entitled to immunity from arrest, detention, and extradition to the United States, dismissing the case against him.

Contact:

José Manuel Pinto Monteiro
+234 803 300 4903
Falana & Falana Chambers

July 7, 2021

شركة هواوي ومجموعة ميناء شانغهاي الدولي تطلقان مشروع التحكم عن بُعد المركزي للموانئ الذكية

–التوائم الذكية للموانئ تُسرِّع الترقيات في صناعة الموانئ والشحن

شأنغهاي، 7 يوليو 2021 — /PRNewswire/ أطلقت مجموعة ميناء شانغهاي الدولي (SIPG) في 25 يونيو مشروع مركز القيادة والتحكم الذكي الخاص بها، بدعم من فرع شانغدونغ و NeZha Technology وهواوي. هذا هو المشروع الأول في العالم الذي يُطبِّق تقنية الشبكات الضوئية للتحكم المركزي عن بُعد في الموانئ — مما يُمثِّل تقدمًا كبيرًا في تشغيل الجيل القادم من الموانئ الذكية. في حفل الإطلاق، قام فرع شانغدونغ و NeZha Technology وهواوي أيضًا بالتوقيع على اتفاقية التعاون الابتكاري للتوائم الذكية للموانئ للتأكيد على نية الأطراف الثلاثة في مواصلة تعاونهم في بناء موانئ ذكية عالمية المستوى مع تعزيز التحول الرقمي لـ SIPG.

بالمقارنة مع الأجيال السابقة من الشبكات الثابتة، تُوفِّر تقنية الشبكات الضوئية من هواوي نطاقًا تردديًا محسنًا، وزمن استجابة أقل، وموثوقية أعلى، ومزيدًا من الاتصالات، قادرة على تلبية متطلبات إنترنت الأشياء الصناعية من الموانئ الذكية. وبفضل ميزات التكرار والموثوقية الرائدة في السوق، تضمن البِنية الضوئية المصممة لهذا المشروع اتصالاً آمنًا وموثوقًا به لتطبيقات التحكم عن بُعد المختلفة التي تقود آلات الموانئ، مع تمكين عمليات تشغيل الموانئ الأكثر ذكاءً، والتطور السلس، وحماية الاستثمار الموجهة نحو المستقبل.

قال السيد جو جينشان، رئيس SIPG، “يُمثِّل هذا المشروع أول تطبيق عملي لجهاز التحكم عن بُعد المركزي في المناطق الحضرية على معدات الموانئ باستخدام الشبكات الضوئية المتقدمة. إنه يسلط الضوء على التزامنا بالابتكار واستخدام التقنيات المتطورة في محاولة لوضع أنفسنا كرواد في السوق. وحاليًا، نحن نقوم ببناء ميناء ذكي أخضر عالي التقنية وفعال. نحن نستفيد من الفرص التي يوفرها التحول الرقمي، وتحسين عمليات تشغيل الموانئ ونماذج الإدارة لدينا. واسترشادًا بالخطة الخمسية الرابعة عشرة، ستواصل SIPG تطوير مركز شحن عالمي المستوى. ولتحقيق ذلك، نهدف إلى بناء صناعة موانئ رقمية قادرة على المنافسة دوليًا، وتسريع تطوير مركز شانغهاي الدولي للشحن والموانئ القوية. وتتمثل رؤيتنا في أن نُصبح مشغلًا عالميًا رائدًا في تشغيل المحطات الطرفية ومُورِّدًا للخدمات اللوجستية للموانئ”.

أكبر محطة طرفية مؤتمتة في العالم مع استجابة محسّنة للطوارئ وعمليات تشغيل غير قابلة للانقطاع

SIPG في طليعة الابتكار، وهي تقوم ببناء ميناء أخضر ذكي عالمي المستوى من أجل دعم التنمية الاقتصادية.

تم نشر مركز القيادة والتحكم الذكي للتحكم المركزي عن بُعد في المناطق الحضرية باستخدام شبكات ضوئية متقدمة في المرحلة الرابعة من ميناء يانغشان — أكبر محطة طرفية للحاويات في العالم وأكثرها أتمتة. تغطي المحطة الطرفية 2350 مترًا من خط الشاطئ، وتحتوي على سبعة مراسي لحاويات المياه العميقة، و 21 رافعة من السفينة إلى الشاطئ (STG)، و 108 رافعة جسرية مثبَّتة على قضبان حديدية(RMG)، و 125 مَركبة موجهة آليًا (AGVs). وتعمل المرحلة الرابعة من ميناء يانغشان، والتي بدأت العمل منذ ديسمبر 2017، على زيادة إنتاجية الحاويات بسرعة، بعد أن تعاملت مع 11 مليون حاوية ذات أطوال 20 قدمًا حتى الآن. في الواقع، تستمر المحطة الطرفية في تسجيل أرقام قياسية مختلفة. وتتجاوز قدرتها القصوى على التعامل على مدار الساعة 21000 حاوية ذات أطوال 20 قدمًا، وقد أجرت رافعات STG أكثر من 1000 عملية تشغيل خلال يوم تقويمي بشكل متكرر. ويسلط مستوى الإنتاج هذا الضوء على فعالية النظام المؤتمت مع اختبار استقراره أيضًا.

ومع تقنية الشبكات الضوئية التي تتميز بزمن استجابة منخفض وموثوقية عالية، لم تعد الأوامر والتحكم في رافعات الأرصفة (QCs) ورافعات الساحة موجودة في الميناء. بدلاً من ذلك، يتم تنفيذ التحكم عن بُعد من “حديقة تونغ شنغ اللوجستية” ووسط مدينة شانغهاي. وعلى بُعد أكثر من 100 كيلومتر من الميناء، يتحكم المشغلون عن بُعد في مجموعة متنوعة من معدات الموانئ الثقيلة من نقطة واحدة إلى مواقع متعددة. وهذا يجلب العديد من المزايا مثل تقليل أوقات تنقل الموظفين، وتحسين القدرة على التنبؤ بتوافر الموظفين، وجاذبية مكان العمل.

ويُعَد التحكم عن بُعد المرئي مكونًا مهمًا لأنه يُحسِّن بشكل كبير الكفاءة التشغيلية للميناء. وقد سمح هذا المشروع لـ SIPG بتحسين استجابة طوارئ المحطة الطرفية وقدرات الخدمة الغير قابلة للانقطاع في ظل الظروف الاستثنائية، مثل الظروف الجوية القاسية. يوضح هذا التزام SIPG بتقديم خدمات مستقرة وفعالة لعملائها، ويمثل خطوة مهمة في بناء “مركز شانغهاي الدولي للشحن”.

تتيح الشبكات الضوئية أول تحكم مركزي عن بُعد في الموانئ في العالم من مسافة 100 كم

في الموانئ الذكية، تُستخدَم الشبكات الضوئية بشكل أساسي في حل هواوي لشبكات النقل الضوئي (هواوي OTN) من أجل تنفيذ ربط الشبكات واسعة النطاق (WAN) بين الموانئ، وكذلك في حل “هواوي Industry OptiX” للتحكم بدقة وكفاءة في معدات الموانئ الكبيرة. ويُعتبر هذا المشروع بمثابة منارة لتطبيقات الشبكات الضوئية في النواحي التالية:

أولاً، يتم تطبيق تقنية الشبكات الضوئية في مجال التحكم الصناعي (التحكم في مراقبة الجودة) لأول مرة لتحقيق نشر “الألياف إلى الآلة” والذي سيساعد في إعادة اختراع بنية الشبكة الخاصة بالموانئ الكبيرة. وتُعيِّن تقنية تخصيص النطاق الترددي الديناميكي المحسّن (eDBA) معلمات النطاق الترددي الثابت ومعلمات جودة الخدمة (QoS) للقنوات التي تحمل خدمات التحكم الصناعي وعرض النطاق الترددي المرن من أجل نقل مقاطع فيديو فائقة الدقة(UHD)، وتنفيذ تحكم أكثر سلاسة لمراقبة الجودة عن بُعد بالمقارنة بالتقنيات التقليدية. علاوة على ذلك، تعمل تقنية الشبكات الضوئية على تبسيط طبقات الشبكة وتحمل مركزيًا شبكات الآلات وحرم الميناء، مع نظام إدارة الشبكة المرئي (NMS) الذي يقلل من عبء العمل في التشغيل والصيانة بنسبة 60٪.
ثانيًا، هذا هو أول تطبيق لتقنية الشبكات الضوئية على شبكة WAN أساسية لأحد الموانئ الكبيرة. وقد تم بناء طريق سريع للبيانات الضوئية بالكامل بين الموانئ المنفصلة جغرافيًا، مما يحقق قدرات نقل متميزة مع سعة كبيرة للغاية تُقدَّر بالتيرابت/ثانية، وزمن استجابة منخفض على مستوى المايكرو ثانية، وعدم حدوث تقطعات على مسافات تتجاوز 100 كم. يخلق هذا النقل إمكانيات لا حصر لها لتطبيق التقنيات الجديدة والتوائم الذكية للموانئ. ويؤدي هذا إلى تسريع التحول الرقمي لصناعة الموانئ وإمكانات التعاون واسعة النطاق لخدمات SIPG.

بناء التوائم الذكية للموانئ من أجل دفع التنمية الاقتصادية الرقمية

قال وانج جويو، رئيس وحدة أعمال النقل العالمي في مجموعة هواوي لأعمال الشركات (Huawei Enterprise BG): “تُطوِّر هواوي ‘التوائم الذكية للموانئ’ عبر جميع العمليات وبِنيات الخدمات ودورات حياة المنافذ الذكية استنادًا إلى ابتكار التطبيقات وتجميع النظام البيئي. نحن نستخدم التقنيات الرقمية — مثل السحابة، والرؤية الذكية — من أجل التكامل بعمق مع سيناريوهات الخدمة للصناعات التقليدية، والاستفادة من تكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات الجديدة من أجل تحسين الذكاء وقوة الحوسبة. ومن خلال القيام بذلك، فإننا نتيح رقمنة الصناعة وترقياتها، وخلق إنتاجية جديدة للشركات التقليدية كثيفة العمالة، ودفع التنمية الاقتصادية الرقمية”.

التركيز على روح الملاحة في العصر الجديد وتسريع التحول والارتقاء بصناعة الشحن

قام فرع شانغدونغ و NeZha Technology وهواوي بالتوقيع على اتفاقية التعاون الابتكاري للتوائم الذكية للموانئ. وبهدف بناء مُورِّد شامل لخدمات الموانئ عالمي المستوى، ستستثمر الأطراف الثلاثة في مشاريع كبرى وتشييدها، مسترشدة باستخدام التقنيات المتقدمة، وتطوير تطبيقات توضيحية للصناعة. كما ستقوم أيضًا بتجميع المواهب الفائقة والتكنولوجيا وموارد رأس المال من أجل تمكين التحول الرقمي لـ SIPG إلى أقصى حد ممكن.

ومن أجل تجميع وتقديم ممارسات ومنهجيات التحول الرقمي الناجحة للموانئ على مستوى العالم، فقد أنشأت الأطراف الثلاثة مركزًا مشتركًا للابتكار للتوائم الذكية للموانئ، والذي يحقق الاستشعار والترابط والذكاء لجميع السيناريوهات. وستُعزِّز التعاون في تشييد الموانئ الذكية، وترقية الخدمات الأساسية، والابتكار التكنولوجي، وصقل المواهب. وبهدف بناء ميناء عالمي المستوى، سوف تُسرِّع التحسينات الشاملة لذكاء وكفاءة وخبرة SIPG.

وستعمل هواوي على الاستفادة الكاملة من منتجاتها ومزاياها التقنية من أجل توفير منتجات وحلول وخدمات شاملة وفعالة لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والاتصالات لـ SIPG، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة نمو الرقمنة للمجموعة. كما ستواصل الأطراف الثلاثة العمل معًا من أجل تعزيز تشييد الموانئ الخضراء، بمساعدة تقنية الطاقة الرقمية الرائدة من هواوي.

July 7, 2021

Hatch raises C$1 million for COVAX and UNICEF

Mississauga, Canada, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mississauga, Canada— Hatch employees came together in an eight-week-long campaign to raise funds in support of COVAX, helping them progress towards their goal of procuring and delivering 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally. Through the employees’ generous donations and a corporate match, $C1 million was raised!

COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization, alongside key delivery partner, UNICEF. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world.

Unfortunately, many countries do not have the ability to maintain progress or even start. It is clear the pandemic will not truly end until all countries have equitable access to vaccines. UNICEF is working with manufacturers and partners on the procurement and delivery of vaccine doses, as well as freight, logistics, and storage for countries around the world. With Hatch’s donation, UNICEF will be able to fully vaccinate (two doses) more than 187,000 people worldwide.

“To end this pandemic, we need to think globally and act locally to make a difference beyond our families and our company—this is the basis of real positive change around the world. As a global company, we are engaging great people who make a difference every day in their communities, with our clients, and with each other. Together, we saw the imperative to support the world’s largest mass health campaign to stop the COVID-19 virus and move forward into a better future,” shared John Bianchini, Hatch’s Chairman and CEO.

“On behalf of UNICEF, I would like to thank Hatch for its support in ensuring widespread and equitable delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. They stepped up to help UNICEF in its efforts to deliver the largest fastest immunization campaign in history. We are grateful to Hatch employees for their contributions and to Hatch for increasing the impact by matching every dollar raised,” shared David Morley, UNICEF Canada’s President and CEO.

Hatch is committed to doing its part to support efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Hatch also recently sponsored the “This is our Shot” movement, a consortium of grassroots organizations, Canadian businesses, associations, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and influencers focused on educating and inspiring Canadians so that vaccine hesitancy is replaced with confidence.

To learn more about how Hatch continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, visit our COVID-19 Information Center.

To learn more about the UNICEF COVAX campaign, click here.

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Lindsay Janca
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