US Port Implements New Terminal Management Solution

Port of Richmond becomes first Virginia marine terminal to Implement Navis SPARCS N4 for advanced terminal logistic operations

Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation providers of technology for the movement of cargo through terminals, announce that Richmond Marine Terminal, in Richmond Virginia, went live with Navis SPARCS N4.

The Port of Richmond is a barge terminal handling containerized, break-bulk and bulk cargo across all modes of transportation, located 70 miles inland.

The Port of Virginia selected Richmond as a stepping stone to launch Navis SPARCS N4 at its other sites. Replacing a legacy home grown solution, SPARCS N4 will help Richmond Marine Terminal improve operational efficiencies, such as manual data entry. With SPARCS N4, terminal operators can now perform real-time data entry using N4 Mobile enabled iPads at both the barge and gates. As a result, Richmond Marine Terminal will improve productivity, save money and improve customer service overall.

Norfolk International Terminal will be the next facility to implement Navis SPARCS N4 in May 2013. The highly complex operation will also utilize Navis solutions for automated gate, GPS, rail auto stow and more.

The manufacturers say that SPARCS N4 allows customers the flexibility and scalability needed to run their operations at the lowest possible total cost of ownership –from a single terminal to multiple terminals across multiple geographic locations managed from one central location.