Terminal APIs

Moroccan Medport Tangier terminal is the latest to benefit from APM Terminals’ APIs, which provide a link between a customer’s own transport or logistics planning system and the terminal’s operating system, saving man hours, increasing accuracy, improving planning and reducing delays.

“The good thing about APIs is that they’re straightforward to implement, with a low maintenance cost,” said Sophie Song, customer care partner at APM Terminals Gothenburg. “APIs not only reduce costs but can also improve transparency and efficiency,” she added.

APM Terminals has also added a new API to track empty containers, expanding its range that already includes such features as vessel schedules, import availability, container event history and export booking enquiry.

Working alongside the Empty Container API is the Truck Appointment API which has recently been rolled out across APM Terminals Gothenburg in Sweden and Vado Ligure in Italy. The first customer to implement this API was Swedish operator, GDL Sjöcontainer which handles around 900 contractors operating more than 2,800 vehicles.

“Managing all aspects of the logistics chain in a single system improves productivity enormously and simplifies the logistics process for employees managing thousands of transactions each day,” said Markus Ekwall, department head at GDL Sjöcontainer.