Gebrüder Weiss offers ETA

arrival, stay, and departure of ships, persons, and cargo, including notifi cations and declarations for customs, immigration, port and security authorities, via electronic data exchange 2. Ensure harmonisation of data standards beyond FAL to facilitate sharing of port and berth-related master data for just-in-time operation of ships and optimum resource deployment by vessel services and suppliers, logistics providers, cargo handling and clearance, thereby saving energy, improving safety as well as cutting costs and emissions 3. Strive for the introduction of Port Community

Systems and secure data exchange platforms in the main ports of all IMO member states 4. Review existing IMO guidance on maritime cyber-risk management and its ability to address cyber-risks in ports 5. Raise awareness and promote best practice and standardisation in the application by port communities of emerging technologies

such as artifi cial intelligence, advanced analytics, internet of things, digital twins, robotics process automation, autonomous systems, blockchain, virtual reality and augmented reality 6. Facilitate the implementation of such emerging technologies and other innovative tools to increase health security in port environments, allowing port and marine employees, contractors, and the vessel crew to work and interact in the safest possible ways 7. Develop a framework and roadmap to facilitate the implementation and operationalisation of digital port platforms where authorised port community service providers and users can share data under secure data sharing protocols, enabling these platforms to connect with hinterland supply chains as well 8. Establish a coalition of willing stakeholders to improve transparency of the supply chain through collaboration and standardisation,

starting with the long overdue introduction of the electronic bill of lading 9. Set up a capacity-building framework to support smaller, less developed, and understaffed port communities, not only with technical facilities but also with training of personnel. Quality data exchange requires a trained workforce with mid- and long-term perspectives to build, implement, support, and sometimes override technology. Working on these priorities will require collaboration between all stakeholders in the maritime supply chain industry and governments around the world. Above all, it calls for inter-governmental collaboration as the acceleration of digitisation will require change management at local, regional and national levels. National trade facilitation committees implemented under the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement could be an excellent instrument for member states and port authorities to drive the change.

RIGHT ON TIME

ETA • CONSTRUCTION SITES WORK TO TIGHT SCHEDULES; SIKA AUSTRIA NOW HAS BETTER VISIBILITY THANKS TO A DIGITISED SOLUTION USED BY ITS TRANSPORT PARTNER

GEBRÜDER WEISS HAS implemented an estimated time of arrival (ETA) tool to help its client Sika Austria to provide accurate, on-time delivery of its chemicals and adhesives to construction sites. “This not only saves time, but also enhances the quality of communication overall. We are now able to provide direct, reliable information to our customers, enabling them, in turn, to respond quickly and appropriately if, for instance, delivery dates are delayed, and accordingly to benefi t from greater planning reliability on their construction sites,” says Robert Bernhard, area manager supply chain and logistics at Sika Österreich.

All process-relevant information is available online in real time. Order and shipment status can be retrieved by a mouse click, just like the ETA. By means of a link, the shipment status can be shared directly with the Sika customer at the construction site.

Another benefi t for Sika is that the entire communication thread relating to a particular transport operation is completely available on the digital Gebrüder Weiss platform, which gives all parties involved the same information at all times without duplication of requests.

“The launch of the ETA function is part of the digitisation strategy of Gebrüder Weiss,” the Lauterach-based company says. “In the coming months, the company is going to roll out more digital services. The myGW customer portal that provides the framework for the individual features will be launched offi cially in the course of the year. www.gw-world.com