Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and provider of operational technologies that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading terminal operators, today announced that ACT Burgas, the container department of BMF Port Burgas EAD, has successfully gone live on the Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS), the company said in its press release.
ACT Burgas operates in one of only two major Bulgarian ports in the Black Sea, and serves as an important East-West transport corridor for trade into the rest of the country. Its decision to modernize port operations and implement N4 comes alongside significant investment in new port infrastructure, equipment (including mobile harbour cranes, reachstackers and terminal tractors) and a reorganized internal operating structure. Facing expected container growth of up to 10 percent over the next five years, the terminal recognized that its locally developed TOS would not be able to manage operations effectively over time. In addition, ACT Burgas sought to reduce or eliminate paper-based documentation exchange with its customers and convert to digital processes wherever possible.
N4 provides ACT Burgas with a proven platform for the management of its container operations, as well as supports the implementation of standard processes and EDI at the terminal. The Navis TOS will also be instrumental for Burgas to achieve its desired levels of efficiency and operational productivity. With N4, ACT Burgas hopes to increase its productivity from 11 to 18 moves per hour per crane, and from 22 to 36 moves per hour per vessel, respectively.