Marine Terminal Operations facilitates the entire process of vessel arrivals and cargo transfers. By offering a centralized source of accurate, real-time updates regarding vessel call statuses, it serves as a reliable resource for all clients.
This function is essential in mitigating common challenges such as port congestion, excessive communication, outdated scheduling data, unnecessary berth delays, and decision-making hindered by insufficient information.
Marine Terminal Operations delivers a robust vessel call management solution. This ensures a fully transparent and efficient cargo transfer and stakeholder management workflow.
Our Processes
- Nomination, vetting and port clearance
- Planning and scheduling
- Reporting and analysis
- Cargo transfer and event log
- Collaboration and documentation
- Laytime calculation Vs Demurrage calculation
Comprehensive Cargo Transfer Management:
Marine Terminal Operations facilitates every phase of the cargo transfer process via a unified system access point. All parties involved are kept informed about the status of vessel calls and relevant information through on-site data entries and real-time system synchronization.
Pre-Transfer
Vessel Call Scheduling
The online Marine Terminal Operations calendar offers real-time insights into the availability of each berth. The user-friendly scheduling system highlights potential berthing conflicts, mitigates the need for extensive schedule modifications due to late requests, and simplifies the planning of dock outages.
Vetting System Synchronization
The system is fully integrated with your vetting procedures, utilizing visual indicators to show whether a vessel requires vetting and port clearance approval. If no approval exists prior to scheduling a vessel call, requests can be initiated directly from the Vessel Calls interface.
Support for Vessel Inclusion
This feature allows for the association of multiple vessels with a single visit, such as a tugboat accompanied by several barges.
Pre-Arrival Communications
Facilitate pre-arrival notifications to all pertinent stakeholders. Customizable message templates expedite standard request processes. Stakeholders can respond and upload necessary documentation directly into the system, alleviating the administrative workload on terminal management.
Transfer
Event Logs
Gather detailed transfer information for record-keeping and auditing purposes. Data collection is optimized for both desktop and tablet devices to facilitate on-site data entry.
Reasons for Delay
Document details and comments regarding any recorded delays for future assessment and to aid in determining accountability (laytime versus demurrage calculations).
Post-Transfer
Comprehensive Reporting
Minimize Vessel Call delays through the analysis of event data and reporting for each individual Vessel Call or aggregated across the entire operation or specific subsections.
Ongoing Reporting
Reporting on individual Vessel Calls or over a series of Vessel Calls enables benchmarking and strategic improvement planning, resulting in enhanced terminal throughput and reduced operational costs and losses.
Laytime Calculation vs. Demurrage Calculations
Thorough event log collection and reporting support the differentiation between laytime and demurrage calculations by identifying the causes of delays.
Centralized Documentation
Repository All documents are stored in a centralized location.
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