Unified System to Track Vessel Calls in Russian Ports Is to Be Developed
The platform, based on domestic software, will consolidate data and provide analytics on ship traffic and cargo flows.
FSUE Rosmorport plans to develop a unified information system to track vessel calls at Russian ports, Mikhail Samofalov, head of the development department for corporate information systems at the company, said at the International Transport and Logistics Forum.
The system will be built on domestic software RMP-Trafik (Rosmorport Traffic) and is expected to be implemented within two years. Its key functions will include consolidating databases, standardizing data storage formats and providing business analytics on vessel calls and cargo.
Smart Technologies for Shipping
Earlier, the Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port became the first in Russia to deploy an “electronic tallyman” system using machine vision to automatically inspect containers. The system speeds up loading and unloading operations, improves transparency and increases throughput.
In addition, researchers at Murmansk Arctic University have developed a system for automatically measuring cargo weight on ships operating in extremely low temperatures. Ports in Sochi and Astrakhan have also launched the country’s first fully domestic vessel traffic management system. The SiTrafik (SeaTraffic) software suite is built on Astra Linux and the PostgreSQL database system.
