The Sri Lanka Ports Authority’s (SLPA) terminals at the Port of Colombo have gone live with Navis’ N4 terminal operating system (TOS) as part of ongoing modernisation efforts.
With business growing, the facilities needed an advanced TOS to update their offerings and aid in the business goals of modernising the terminals to ensure enhanced safety, efficiency and productivity.
SLPA’s steering committee noted: “Working with Navis on the implementation of N4 at Colombo Port has been a collaborative effort from Access International, Navis and SLPA teams.
“When COVID hit last year, the organisations showed dedication to execute the project from start to finish despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic.”
The TOS will help the port to offer new and automated processes to help optimise its service offering to its customers.
The growing South Asian shipping hub acts as a gateway for cargo to Europe, East and South Asia, the Persian Gulf, and East Africa and the SLPA terminals – Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) and Unity Container Terminal (UCT) – operate 2.5m teu annually.
As a whole, the transhipment hub handles more than 7m teu annually.
Charles Gerard, VP and general manager, Asia Pacific at Navis, said: “One of our goals at Navis is to keep cargo flowing for our customers, and we are glad to have worked with SLPA to ensure that their team was able to implement N4 successfully during a challenging time for the industry.
“We are looking forward to helping them reach their business goals through our innovative solutions and hope to be an asset to them as their business scales.”
Source : Container Mag
