Navis is the leading terminal operating system company
and more and more we are the leading terminal operating
performance company, which means we're providing, not only the software
the implementation of the software that runs the whole terminal,
but also services to tune and improve
and optimize the terminal operations. The major challenges the container
terminals face from
mega-vessels and mega-terminals
is the drive for better efficiency and productivity.
Today the size of a vessel is now
13,000-18,000 TEU and we're hearing
the vessels will go up to 24,000 TEU.
The implications for the terminal operator
is that they need to be more efficient and productive, and that means that they have
to turn around
the vessels faster and they have to move the containers
through the terminal
more quickly, so improve their throughput,
and improve the truck turn time as well
for the truckers who are picking up the containers, or the speed
at which containers are loaded onto
the rail. To do that they need more software, and Navis is the
leading provider for
terminal operating systems, and for
optimizing the process, the business process,
of moving those containers through the terminal.
Apart from automation
I think they are two areas that are required to increase the efficiencies
of terminals that we're seeing from our customers
one, is business intelligence.
So, to have the ability to gather
all the critical KPI's that a
tunnel would use to measure the performance of the terminal,
and use that data to
look for opportunities to improve the performance and the efficiency of the terminal,
and combine that data together with other data from other systems
so that they get an overview of the real time performance of a terminal.
I think one of the lessons from
the financial crisis
has been that
companies need much more information about their operations
and the business processes
and business intelligence provides visibility into
the performance of those processes and enables
an opportunity to find improvement.
I think the other area, for the industry is going to be collaboration.
Navis is focused on optimizing the
processes and operations within the container terminal,
those operations can only be as successful as the data that's coming in,
so it's very important
that terminals work with ocean carriers
on vessel stowage planning. The better the vessel stowage plan
the more likely you can
plan your cranes and your assets to discharge
the containers from the vessel and improve the throughput
of the containers through the terminals. So, two areas are
business intelligence and
collaborative stowage planning
with the ocean carriers. One of the critical areas
that a terminal operator would look at is the cost per move
and by using software, you're seeking to
reduce the total number of moves of containers
and that helps reduce your costs and improve your operations
but also move that box in a more efficient way
by managing the
vehicles and the equipment
that are moving that box, saving fuel, or
reducing wear and tear. At Navis we're working closely with a number of
leading terminal operators and other partners
to develop the next generation of software to
optimize and automate
some of the leading terminals in the world. And what that means is we're building a
whole new framework
on our platform that will enable
new optimization capabilities
this is a major project for that we've been working on for
two and a half years and we're looking forward to implementing this new
next-generation of software in the coming months
and this will really help provide a new level of
efficiency for the terminal
industry.
So, we really believe the work we're doing with
our customers is going to be transformational.