Port of Guam replaces in-house operating system with Navis N4

In the midst of a major initiative for port modernization, the multi-purpose port started using the Navis N4 terminal operating system to improve customer service by reducing gate turnaround times, and overall vessel and berth productivity.    In the midst of a major initiative for port modernization, the Port Authority of Guam has started using the Navis N4 terminal operating system, Navis reported.
   The Port of Guam is a government-owned, multi-purpose port, handling containers, breakbulk, bulk, and roll-on/roll-off cargo. In addition to serving its own population, the port acts as a transshipment hub for the Pacific, serving the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
   The goal of the new terminal operating system is to improve customer service by reducing gate turnaround times, and overall vessel and berth productivity.
   “During the last few years, the Port Authority of Guam has aggressively implemented its Port Modernization Program. In collaboration with our federal, military and private sector partners, we have completed milestone projects never before seen in the port’s history of existence, including the expanding of our container yard, the reconfiguring of our terminal gate and reducing turnaround for incoming and outgoing terminal traffic,” Port Authority of Guam General Manager Joanne Brown said. “The acquisition of Navis N4 has taken our organization to another level. The implementation of the TOS will not only improve the Port’s tariff/billing system but more importantly, it will result in a faster and more efficient movement of cargo to its final destination.”
   Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, creates systems for managing the movement of cargo through terminals.