ACT Burgas Implements Terminal Operating System

 

ACT Burgas operates in one of only two major Bulgarian ports in the Black Sea, and serves as an East-West transport corridor for trade into the rest of the country. Its decision to modernize port operations and implement N4 comes alongside investment in new port infrastructure, equipment (including mobile harbor cranes, reachstackers and terminal tractors) and a reorganized internal operating structure. Facing expected container growth of up to 10 percent over the next five years, the terminal recognized that its locally developed TOS would not be able to manage operations effectively over time. In addition, ACT Burgas sought to reduce or eliminate paper-based documentation exchange with its customers and convert to digital processes wherever possible.

 

“With the implementation of N4, our terminal achieved a major milestone on our way to becoming a 21st century container terminal, operating to worldwide industry standards. Together with the investments we have made in the yard and handling equipment in recent months, this constitutes a significant step forward, but not the end, of our modernization plan. The new operating platform provided by Navis opens a range of new opportunities for all port stakeholders and will help us to become the main gateway terminal for Bulgaria, and perhaps, a transshipment terminal for the Black Sea region,” said Capt. Jan Nowak, Director of ACT Burgas.

 

N4 provides ACT Burgas with a platform for the management of its container operations, as well as supports the implementation of standard processes and EDI at the terminal. The Navis TOS will also help Burgas to achieve its desired levels of efficiency and operational productivity. With N4, ACT Burgas hopes to increase its productivity from 11 to 18 moves per hour per crane, and from 22 to 36 moves per hour per vessel, respectively.

 

“Today, there is significant pressure on terminals to optimize their operations, by servicing larger ships faster than ever before, and at the same time meet demanding customer expectations. Forward-looking terminals like ACT Burgas recognize that part of that solution requires adopting industry-leading technologies like N4 to help deliver new efficiencies, visibility and cost-savings at the terminal and among global trading partners,” said Guenter Schmidmeir, General Manager of the EMEA region for Navis. “We’re delighted to partner with ACT Burgas and are confident that our TOS will be instrumental in both modernizing their terminal operations and help to position ACT Burgas as a premier destination for containerized cargo in the Black Sea.”