Synchronizing the Ocean Supply Chain for Terminals and Carriers Put in Spotlight at Navis World 2017

A more comprehensive software strategy designed to enable container terminals and carriers to streamline their ocean supply chains for better collaboration was introduced at Navis World 2017 this week. Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, is staging the three-day conference in San Francisco, attracting supply chain managers charged with keeping abreast of the latest changes in automation. Benoit de la Tour, president of Navis and head of software business, Kalmar, notes that Navis’ broader software focus is in direct response to “a more complex and challenging” ocean cargo environment. Navis’ expanded solution portfolio includes the following:

• Navis Terminal Solutions: Includes the N4 Terminal System, N4 Optimization Modules, automation, Business Intelligence Portal and related solutions/services designed to optimize terminal performance.
• Navis Carrier Solutions: Includes all solutions designed to improve vessel capacity, performance and monitoring. This includes solutions acquired from INTERSCHALT—Navis StowMan, a leading stowage planning product in use by 25 percent of current container vessels, Navis MACS3, an onboard loading computer with a market share of about 65 percent in the container ship segment, and Navis Bluetracker, a fleet performance product.
• XVELA: Operating as its own entity, XVELA provides the industry’s only cloud collaboration platform connected intelligence across the ocean supply chain.

Andy Barrons, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer at Navis, notes that this campaign is being referred to as “PartnerShipping for Performance.” Rich Ceci, Senior Vice President, Technology and Projects at Virginia International Terminals, agrees with that characterization: “As a company that has focused for 25 years to build a dominant presence and leading innovation in terminal operations, Navis is uniquely positioned to execute on this expanded vision,” he says. Navis World also features a variety of experts speaking on efficiency and information technology issues. Darich Runyan, senior director of information security for the Virginia Port Authority, told an audience that “the maritime industry still has a long way to go” when it comes to seamless supply chains. “We are finally all on the same page on what is needed,” he says. “And these advances in technology are going to be quickly adapted in the global marketplace…there’s no other choice.” See the full report, “A NEW FRONTIER: Business Intelligence, Big Data & The Impact on the Global Supply Chain” from Navis