maritime exchange for the delaware river & Bay
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Complete Port Logistics System
Special Updates:
- April 2, 2008Canadian Ambassador Applauds Nicom IT Solutions' American Port Contract
- January 21, 2008IT firm lands U.S port deal
customer profile
The Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay is a trade association dedicated to promoting and protecting waterborne commerce within the Delaware River port community. Since 1875, the Exchange has been working to promote international commerce, protect trade, and enhance navigational safety in the Delaware River and bay, the largest freshwater port in the world.
business situation
On behalf of its members, the Maritime Exchange developed its online suite of applications in the mid-1980s to capture and report on:
- Vessel movements
- Cargo manifests
- Customs and Border requirements, and
- Advanced arrival/departure schedules
Since that time, the system underwent constant revision but had reached a point where it needed to be converted to newer a technology. The Maritime Exchange wanted to maintain its investment in the infrastructure and operating environment, and therefore sought a partner with experience both in the technology they employed and with port systems.
solution
Nicom IT Solutions is currently working on this application. It is employing the Agile Methodology of software development because the client wishes to turn this into a product, and this methodology complements this type of undertaking. Nicom is reusing as much of the existing code as possible, but making changes where current best practices will enhance the application.
The resultant application will be able to run as standalone modules, or as an integrated suite with multiple integration points. We are also making changes to the user interface to enhance experience and make the product one that is more marketable. We are doing this by making use of our Creative Design team as well as our software developers.
In addition, we are building a new comprehensive reporting module that will enable users to run pre-defined reports or build custom reports as their needs evolve.
benefits
The result will be a new port logistics system which will better serve the needs of the members of the Maritime Exchange, and which will make use of modern technologies to provide online access to information. By integrating client resources into the project via the Agile Methodology, we are ensuring that the resultant product will be one that is immediately marketable around the world.