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Panama Canal launches scheduling, resource management system
THE Panama Canal Authority has unveiled plans to launch a state-of-the-art vessel scheduling and maritime resource management system to further optimise costs, improve safety and increase the overall efficiency and reliability of the service it provides.
"For more than a century, the Panama Canal has enjoyed a proud legacy of innovation," said Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano. "This system will help carry that legacy forward, allowing us to tap the potential of technology to provide better solutions for our customers as we increasingly manage more transits and adapt to shifts in global trade."
The new system will transform how the Panama Canal plans and schedules transit operations. For the first time, the canal will be able to execute a completely integrated operating plan for all of its critical resources, including tugboats, pilots and line handlers.
By improving situational awareness and by having more accurate data, the new system will allow for better decision-making, which will in turn help mitigate operational risk. Further, the system will help reduce costs by optimising resource allocation.
The new technology will also benefit customers, including shippers, by shortening vessel waiting times, increasing the number of potentially available vessel slots each day and improving the overall reliability of the route.
"For more than a century, the Panama Canal has enjoyed a proud legacy of innovation," said Panama Canal Administrator Jorge Quijano. "This system will help carry that legacy forward, allowing us to tap the potential of technology to provide better solutions for our customers as we increasingly manage more transits and adapt to shifts in global trade."
The new system will transform how the Panama Canal plans and schedules transit operations. For the first time, the canal will be able to execute a completely integrated operating plan for all of its critical resources, including tugboats, pilots and line handlers.
By improving situational awareness and by having more accurate data, the new system will allow for better decision-making, which will in turn help mitigate operational risk. Further, the system will help reduce costs by optimising resource allocation.
The new technology will also benefit customers, including shippers, by shortening vessel waiting times, increasing the number of potentially available vessel slots each day and improving the overall reliability of the route.
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