Ukrtranscontainer finished introduction of IT-system Conterra
Terminal Ukrtranscontainer (UTC, part of NCC group) have finished introduction of the customized information system Conterra, NCC reports. The system's developer is ROLIS (IT-company of NCC group). The system comprises all the basic process at the terminal: container handling, document flow, tariffing and financial accounting.
The implementation of Conterra will allow UTC to gain strategic advantages including:
paperless operations and centralized information processing within the integrated system will reduce time for document execution and increase the cargo handling rate;
providing of EDI service for shipping lines (EDIFACT standard). Automation of interaction between the terminal, shipping lines and state regulatory agencies will allow the clients for execution of transport documents on line;
on-line access to additional analytic and statistic information will be available for clients
system of management reporting.
The implementation of Conterra is an important part of the UTC's expansion and development program which will increase the terminal capacity up to 4 000 000 TEU per year. The program envisages total investment of $500M in the period 2005-2019. The advantages gained by accomplishment of the Program will allow the terminal to become a leader and provide its clients with world-class services.
National Container Company (NCC) is the leading Russian operator of container terminals. It holds leading position at the market of stevedoring services. NCC is owned in equal shares by First Quantum and FESCO transport group (FESCO’s control stock is owned by Industrial Investors Group). NCC assets include:
- First Container Terminal (port of St. Petersburg, leader at the market of container cargo transshipment in Russia, CIS and Baltic countries, capacity - 1 million TEU per year with a perspective expansion to 1.6 million TEU per year);
- Nodal Transporting and Forwarding Company of Novorossiysk (NUTEP, port of Novorossiysk, current capacity of 130 thou TEU with a perspective expansion to 750 thou TEU);
- Iljichevsk container terminal (Ukraine, current capacity of 450 thou TEU with a perspective expansion to 4 million TEU);
- Baltic Container Terminal in Ust-Luga (design capacity of up to 6 million TEU). It’s a large-scale project on construction of a container terminal to be implemented within the framework of a Public-Private Partnership. It is part of a group of projects aimed at construction of a multifunctional port at the mouth of the Luga-river;