Cirrus
Summary
Cirrus Logistics provides ports and terminals with applications and services that optimise the vessel call process, increase terminal throughput, and make the best use of available infrastructure and resources.
Jetty and Berth Scheduling; optimisation and simulation applications help manage the efficient flow of vessels through the port. Cirrus supports the scheduler by taking into consideration the maritime, safety, manpower and equipment requirements for each vessel call. KPIs can be monitored and built into the scheduling algorithms to ensure the impact of every vessel movement is understood, enabling waiting times and vessel turnaround times to be reduced.
Terminal and warehousing layout; our spatially aware applications assist in the designing of the terminal layout, warehouses and roadways, helping to minimising congestion and balance resourcing requirements to achieve the desired throughput. Facilities can be quickly designed and modelled, the results and benefits compared and analysed supported by 2D and 3D visualisation.
Marine Enterprise Suite (MES) - Cloud Services & Vessel Scheduling

Cirrus’ Marine Enterprise Suite (MES), provides cloud services and vessel scheduling designed to optimise the event management of vessel calls, from arrival at the pilot station to port departure. MES meets all the demands of a modern terminal providing scheduling, simulation, terminal analytics and an interactive browser based vessel Gantt chart.
At the heart of the suite is SEABERTH, a scheduling algorithm which enables the efficient scheduling of vessels to and from the terminal, whilst taking into consideration the terminal business drivers; vessel vetting, resource, infrastructure, safety and maritime conditions.
MES cloud services enable information to be shared with the port community through “interactive planning boards” that complement the vessel schedule. MES services can be easily assembled by the user and saved to different planning boards based on role and function.
MES supports both large and small terminals where the efficiency of the operation is critical to the onward supply chain.
SEABERTH - Berth Scheduling & Simulation Application

SEABERTH’s scheduling algorithm is able to recommend the best vessel schedule, that is compliant with the port service agreements and all the factors which a Harbour Master or Vessel Planner needs to take into consideration when scheduling a vessel movement.
The scheduling process plans the schedule from pilot on board to pilot departing on vessel departure. It considers berth availability and the impact on all resources including pilots, tugs, mooring gangs, cargo transfer equipment and inventory together with port outbound movements by vessel, truck, rail or pipeline.
As ETAs are confirmed, the scheduler can make final adjustments to the plan supported by recommendations from SEABERTH.
SEABERTH can work in real-time, or can be used off-line to test plans, or to analyse historic data to assist in the continual improvement in the vessel planning process.
Cirrus Simulation

Cirrus Simulation enables the terminal to carry out analysis and strategic experimentation in an accurate and stable modelling environment, completely unaffected by daily planning. Simulation is designed to answer such questions as:
How will the current port infrastructure handle the increased number of vessel calls.
What infrastructure investments should we make?
What are the likely commercial and operational benefits of investing in another berth and when will we see a return on the investment?
Vessel movements for a simulation can utilise the current operational schedule, or use historical vessel movements. Alternatively, shipping patterns can be easily generated to achieve a required quantity of vessel type / cargo types within a specific time window. The system can also be tasked to plan a lifting / delivery schedule that will keep an inventory level within prescribed limits.
The Simulation module has a KPI summary page and options to drill down into each KPI to understand the details behind the result.
CLASS - Warehouse Design & Simulation Software

CLASS our spatially aware applications assist in the designing of the terminal layout, whilst identifying and minimising congestion. When the layout has been modelled, daily activities can be simulated to determine the resources required to meet a specific workload profile. Warehouse and storage facilities can be quickly designed and modelled in 2D and 3D.
CLASS comes pre-loaded with all of the tasks needed in a warehouse – from unloading vehicles, put-away, through to order picking, pallet building, vehicle loading and despatch, and all the processes in between. It models manual and automated warehouses, vehicle road ways, traffic and gate queues.