TCP, managing Paranaguá Container Terminal, has completed the transition to the Container Terminal Operation System (CTOS) standard for terminals operated by China Merchants Port Holding Company (CMPort).
The changeover occurred a month ahead of schedule, with the data migration process taking around seven hours, reported TCP.
Currently, the CTOS system and local support systems are operating stably and reliably. Terminal operations and customer service are proceeding in an orderly manner.
During the project, TCP registered approximately 1,200 new functionality improvements to CTOS. The system has been revised and adapted to include many customised features, such as exclusive rail access, scanning processes, an import bonded warehouse, KBT multimodal transport, and billing services.
CTOS also enhances the management of information relating to rail cargo, general cargo, end customers, and external drivers.
Further benefits include more precise management of productivity, yard and quay equipment, and user permissions.
These new business scenarios have further enriched CTOS, allowing it to evolve into a flexible and configurable platform, driven by real-time feedback.
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TCP stated that the implementation was a complex, long-term initiative, requiring the teams to address challenges such as language barriers, time zone differences between China and Brazil, customs supervision, and the complexities of terminal operations.
The teams from TCP and China Merchants International Technology Company successfully completed the first transition project of this kind in South America.
Earlier this April, Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, delivered a new advanced-function container terminal gate to Dream Island Container Terminal Co., Ltd.
