Operating Systems
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A bright future beckons
The future looks bright for operating systems. 30 Mar 2011 - Port Strategy
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All systems go
Advances in technology, cost-effectiveness, functionality - port operating systems need all three, finds John Bensalhia 28 Mar 2011 - Port Strategy
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Making the numbers count
Calculating a return on investment is not always easy when dealing with IT, especially on a terminal operating system. 03 Jan 2011 - Port Strategy
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Pragmatic provision
Alex Hughes looks at port IT improvements in a new light 31 Dec 2010 - Port Strategy
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Making to the leap to a port-wide operating system
A traditional TOS was first installed at New Zealand's Port Nelson in 1998 to provide basic gate in/out functionality and yard management. 24 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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System solutions
Michael King examines whether traditional Terminal Operating Systems can be expanded to manage entire ports 23 Feb 2010 - Port Strategy
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The threat of under-utilisation
Berth scheduling is a real problem only when there is high berth utilisation, according to one global port operator. 10 Mar 2009 - Port Strategy
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Benefits of a collaborative approach
A significant expenditure on software is not always required for optimising berth scheduling, says PortVision's Dean Rosenberg. 09 Mar 2009 - Port Strategy
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Changing priorities
How should ports prioritise their ships or cargoes? That depends on the type of operation. 06 Mar 2009 - Port Strategy
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Sticking to schedules
Congestion might be a fond and distant memory for many ports right now - but that doesn't mean the headache of berth scheduling has gone away. Felicity Landon reports 05 Mar 2009 - Port Strategy
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Making the leap
Too risky to stay with the old, or too risky to move to the new? Felicity Landon investigates the challenges of switching from one terminal management system to another 20 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
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Change brings higher return on investment
Changing a terminal management system can be a very daunting task for management and staff to consider, says Michael Schwank, president of Tideworks Technology. 20 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
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Small scale solutions
Many small- and medium-sized ports are still using "home-made" terminal management systems and often there is resistance to adopting new technology, claims John Holm Jensen, consultant for Denmark's WM-data. 20 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
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That familiar feeling
Terminal operating systems all look and feel fairly similar, says Dave Quennell at Jade. 20 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
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Seeing the process through
The introduction of berth scheduling software at Associated Petroleum Terminals (APT) in Immingham a few years ago was not without its difficulties. Bob Law, APT's oil movements controller, saw the process through. "Many of my colleagues were understandably sceptical," he says. "We had managed berthing operations seemingly quite well until then and they were worried that this would prove to be just another toy to play with." 20 Feb 2008 - Port Strategy
