Egypt’s first inland dry port, the October Dry Port (ODP), near Cairo, has selected the TOPS Expert system to be its main Terminal Operating System (TOS).
The TOPS Expert system, designed by RBS, will ensure that ODP is able to optimise and monitor all aspects of port operations in a seamless process. This includes integration with all gate activities and processes that utilise internal and standard EDI, through use of the TOPX and TOPO modules, which along with the TOPS BI component of the system, control equipment and administer loading processes.
The TOPS Expert billing module will also be used, which automatically records any activity that results in a charge being incurred with invoices generated automatically.
Tamer Kosber, General Manager, ODP, notes: “At ODP, we have created a very complex environment with high- performance rail handling and many additional services for our customers. RBS EMEA has succeeded in implementing these processes at the TOS.”
The ODP facility is targeting a long-term role as the central distribution point for freight forwarders, Egyptian importers and exporters, and shipping lines in the country. An annual throughput of up to 450,000TEU is projected, with the 400,000m2 Customs bonded area likely to be in strong demand.
