PORTMANAGER TERMINAL OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE FEATURES & BENEFITS

The efficient loading and discharging of a vessel is key to the success of a terminal. Using the PortManager vessel planning feature you will be able to plan your vessel for optimum loading and discharge rates.

• Use MOVINS data to make sure you adhere to central planners guidelines
• Create Points of Work (POW) to ensure that containers are loaded and discharged in the correct sequence
• Stow validations ensure that containers are planned in valid stow positions such as 40’ bays, reefer bays and tween decks
• Stack weight and height validations ensure that containers are planned/loaded within vessel limits
• Vessel plan can be modified during operations to cater for changing conditions
• Produce documents such as Bayplans, scan plans and Baplie files

The day to day operating of a terminal can be complex and intensive. PortManager contains all the necessary operational functions to ensure that operations run smooth and efficiently, they include:

• Utilising PRA’s to increase receival rates of containers
• Preventing incorrect delivery of containers by using real time validations
• Automatic calculation of storage reducing the time to generate invoices, preventing calculation errors and removing revenue leakage
• Mobile scanning functions to record packing and unpacking containers
• Full tracking of all activities give a current and historical insight into your operation

Capturing events in real time and at the source ensures that operational data is live and accurate. PortManager’s tablet based functions can be used in a piece of equipment such as a forklift or by a “clerk” on the ground.

Events captured include the following:

• Container/Cargo receivals
• Yard Moves
• Vessel Loading
• Vessel discharging
• Damages
• Stoppages and Delays
• Container/Cargo delivery

To enhance tracking of containers, trucks and equipment PortManager can be integrated with RFID scanners. RFID scanning gives the ability to automatically track the location of trucks, containers and equipment within the terminal.

RFID scanning reduces the need for manual data entry at the gates and vessel operations. This can help in increasing efficiency and reducing labour expenses.

Integration of our terminal operating system with your accounts package ensures that all invoices from all aspects of your business are in one place and financial analysis can be performed quickly and accurately.

Invoices such as:

• Storage
• Vessel
• Wharfage
• Reefer power
• Sundry

Can all be raised and emailed with the click of a button.

Integration with your accounts package ensures that all invoices from all aspects of your business are in one place and financial analysis can be performed quickly and accurately.

It is important that the data captured within a terminal operating solution is usable and reportable. Whether it is daily operational reports, reporting to management, viewing current operational statistics, providing information to the next terminal or communicating with clients. PortManager has all the features to cover your reporting needs.

• Operational reports give staff easy access to things such as stock reports, manifests, yard reports etc.
• Standard EDI messages such as CODECO and COARRI can be sent to clients.
• Statistical dashboards give a visual representation of live and historical data such as truck turnaround times, forklift utilization and vessel operations.
• The online client portal allows your clients to view information about their cargoes at any time without the need to contact your staff.

PortManager is a fully featured solution that has been proven to contain all the features required by a terminal. There are many configurations within the solution that can be set to ensure the system works the way you need it to.

Years of experience however has taught us that bespoke customisation is sometimes necessary. PortManager can easily be modified if required and our team of engineers are well versed in ascertaining what changes might be needed, developing the changes and implementing them.

With any solution adequate support is important, with a terminal operational solution which helps to run your daily terminal operations it is essential.

PortManager is fully supported by our experienced support staff and support is included in the monthly subscription pricing.