Esoware
Frans Jol, managing director of Salerno-based Esoware, is promotingthe companys terminal management software programmes as cost effectivealternatives to those offered by the big three software sellers.
His terminal management software programmes are aimed at small and medium-size terminal customers and contain no hidden charges and while he conceded that Navis, Cosmos and Tideworks all offer good systems, Mr Jol believed they are pitched at too high a price for anything less than major box terminals to buy. Smaller operations need accessible prices and functionality, he said. Mr Jol pointed out that software programmes aimed at either helping terminals control vessel traffic or better prepare their operations have not really evolved in Italy to reflect new realities.