Developed in 1984, and improved over
the years, the PORTNET® system encapsulates PSA's
years of expert knowledge and experience in the shipping
and port industry, providing integrated services to shipping
lines, hauliers, freight forwarders, shippers and local
government agencies operating in Singapore. In keeping
with world-wide technological advances, PSA moved the
entire PORTNET® system onto the Internet platform
in June 1999, thereby opening its doors to the global
shipping and port community.
FUNCTIONS
Designed with state-of-the-art Internet
technologies, the PORTNET® system enables end-to-end
e-commerce, from the point of service booking, to the
point of billing.
Online ordering of services
Berth application
Stevedoring services
Yard crane booking
Ordering pilot, tug and waterboat
Fulfilment Facilitation
Submission of Electronic Bay Plan (EBP)
to facilitate ready discharging/loading of containers
upon berthing
Pre-gate services to guide (25 seconds)
clearance of trucks at PSA's Flow-through gate
Submission of vessel itinerary to
prevent overstowage during planning
Track & Trace
Container handling status (whether
loaded or discharged)
Cargo status (whether packed or unpacked,
refrigerated cargo temperature)
Container location (within port's
premises)
Order status (whether berth application
approved, transshipment connection approved)
Seamless documentation flow
keyed once online
Electronic Delivery Order (EDO)
Container Store & Release order
Haulier's job lists and subcontract
functions
Government permits applications
Data repository allowing easy
access, multi-ports use of critical coordination data
Detailed schedules: shipping, berthing,
yard crane
Ship planning data
Reefer containers temperature
Dangerous Goods containers condition
Financial functions
Financial EDI (FEDI) of port's bills
to port users
Software to facilitate rebilling by
shipping lines
Online PORTNET® charges and bills
PORTNET®
also empowers users with numerous business and technical
productivity tools as well as automated and intelligent
functions.
- Automated data selection, verification,
discrepancy checks, and alerts.
- Event tracker, Task manager, email,
online paging.
ADD - ON SYSTEMS In
addition to the option of being integrated to CITOS®
and billing systems, add-on systems are also available
to further enhance the value of PORTNET® into that
of a comprehensive port commerce (p-commerce) suite
of IT services. These additional systems include EZShip®,
a sophisticated IT system which facilitates the back-room
operations of shipping lines. Through process re-engineering,
automation and customisation, EZShip® transforms
the notoriously complex and time-consuming shipping
processes, into seamless and easily manageable steps.
 Hardware/Software
Requirements
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No.
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Description
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Specification(s)
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Remarks
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A
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Hardware
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1.
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PC |
Pentium II or more 64MB memory or more |
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2.
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Analogue Dial Up Modem |
56 Kbps or higher |
For direct dial-up to PORTNET®.
Must be able to support V.90 Standard.
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3.
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ISDN Digital Modem |
64Kbps or higher |
For direct dial-up to PORTNET®. |
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3.
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ADSL / Cable Modem |
256Kbps or higher |
For VPN (through the Internet) connection to PORTNET® |
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B
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Software |
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1.
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PC Operating System |
MS Windows 98 /MS Windows 2000 |
MS Windows 95 or higher |
| 2. |
Web Browser |
Netscape Communicator 4.7x |
Netscape Communicator 4.7x |
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3.
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Mail Client |
Netscape Communicator 4.7x /
Outlook Express 6 /
Unattended EDI Client (UEC) ver 2 |
Must be able to support Base64 encoding / decoding. |
|
C
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Peripherals |
| 1. |
Laser Printer (Optional) |
TCP/IP aware. PostScript. |
Printable from PC |
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2.
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SMS-enabled handphone (Optional) |
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For Flexi-alert and other mobile services |
Contact Information
For more information or clarifications regarding PORTNET®,
please contact Portnet.com's representatives at:
Tel: (65) 6321 2980
Fax: (65) 6321 2982
Email: feedback@portnet.com
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