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What is Container Terminal Management System (CTMS)?
CTMS is state-of-the-art application software for operating a modern container terminal serving international shipping lines. It makes use of Internet technology for easy access by clients of the terminal and exchange of data files through EDI messaging. It adopts a multi-tier hardware configuration for easy expansion of the system as handling volume increases in the future.The system is designed using Object Orientation Methodology and is entirely coded in Java programming language to ensure easy maintenance and future enhancements.
- Creation of customer particulars, vessel particulars, voyage particulars and other details of shipping lines and their agents, as well as other customers of the container terminal.
- Creation of details for a particular vessel call.
- EDI of arrival bay plans using BAPLIE format from shipping lines or agents through an e-mail interface. Alternatively, the details of the arrival bay plans can be faxed to the terminal and entered manually into the system. This will be the case for multi-purpose vessels.
- Graphical screen to display vessel stowage and yard occupancy. Ship planner can use these screens to plan discharge and loading sequences by “rubber-banding” and drag-n-drop” groups of containers between ship and yard.
- Printing of container discharge list, container load list and special container list after shipping planning is done.
- Graphical screen to reserve yard space for containers expected to come to the terminal over the next two weeks. Reservations will be by vessel voyage and port marks.
- Creation of import and export container details from Delivery Order and Shipping Order brought to the terminal by forwarding agents.
- Updating of Customs release status for import and export containers.
- Capturing of entry and exit of containers at the gate and printing of EIR at exit with inspection details of container.
- Computation of charges for shipping agents and forwarding agents and printing of bills for these customers.
- EDI of standard terminal departure reports to shipping agents,
- Printing of operational performance reports for review by container terminal managers
Optional Modules
Web-based interface for information exchange with customers
Advanced ship & yard planning with vessel trim and stability calculations
Wireless data communication to container handling equipment
Automated gate systems
CFS cargo documentation, container packing and unpacking operations and billing
On-dock container depot operations and billing
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