Ports & Pilotage Authorities
Maritime Exchange for
the Delaware River and Bay
- Complete Port Logistics System
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 movement
- cargo manifests
- Customs and Border requirements
- and advanced arrival/departure schedules
Since that time, the system underwent constant revision but has reached a point where it needs to be converted to newer technology. The Maritime Exchange wished to maintain its investment in current infrastructure and operating environment, and therefore sought a partner with experience 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 lends itself well to 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 the user experience and make the product one that is more marketable. We are doing this by making use of our Creative Design team as a complement to 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 is a new port logistics system which will better serve the needs of the member of the Maritime Exchange, and which will make use of modern technologies to provide on-line access to information they need. In addition, by integrating client resources into the project via the Agile methodology, we are ensuring that the resultant product is one that is immediately marketable around the world.
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