Description: Automated the tracking of vessels at sea and made the vessel data available to all users around the world. Streamlined the cargo planning and vessel loading processes as well as discharging of the vessel at its destination. Captured real-time cost of vessel movement and provided analytical information for projecting and forecasting future vessel deployments. Provided reports on vessel utilization, performance, rotation and hired cost.

Business Benefits:

• Reduced the cost of vessel communication by about 80%
• Improved the planning of port resources based on current information
• Reduced the cost of vessel hiring through better chartering methods
• Increased the timeliness of management freight decisions through better data availability

Technical Architecture:

• Multi-tier client/server solution utilizing a GUI client interface and accessing an Oracle database over a wide area network
• HP Unix server
• Oracle 8 database
• Virtual worldwide networks using the internet
• Satellite communications with ships
• ERWIN data modeling
• Oracle packages and procedures
• Power Builder