Service-oriented computing and model-driven development as enablers of port information systems: an integrated view

National Maritime Single Window – Cost-Benefit Analysis of Montenegro Case Study

“…In the early 1980s, the systems based on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) have been implemented in more significant maritime ports. The aforementioned systems are called Port Community Systems (PCS), and they are still in use in Hamburg -Germany, Felixstowe -UK, Port -MIS in Korea, FCPS in the UK, Portbase in the Netherlands, and others [14,15]. The levels of electronic reporting, remote monitoring, and control have rapidly increased in recent years in all industrial fields.…”

“…The PCS optimizes, manages and automates the port and logistics processes through a single submission of data and connecting transport and logistics chains [36]. The PCS helps stakeholders of the port processes to reduce logistics costs through faster information flow, to deliver the cargo faster, Figure 1 -Model of NMSW environment Source: adapted from [14] and [35] on the harmonization of processes and data models. The legacy systems are more present in the developed countries than in transition economies such as Montenegro.…”

Towards Analytics-Enabled Efficiency Improvements in Maritime Transportation: A Case Study in a Mediterranean Port

“…Information management and digital transformation cover the lion's share in the current port logistics evolution [27]. Significant efforts have been spent for enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of the port information flow by implementing different kinds of collaborative port Information Systems (ISs), such as the Port Community Systems (PCSs) [14,15]. A PCS is an open electronic platform that enables information exchange among public and private port stakeholders, and its scope may cover a wide number of activities [28].…”

“…Both of these classes of solutions should consider that port ISs are often inter-organizational in nature [15]. Any intervention may affect the interfaces among different stakeholders (e.g., Arc 2).…”

“…Second, the information flow that is involved in port freight transportation processes is very data-intensive [14,15] because of the high number of data attributes that characterize the cargos. This makes such processes strongly suitable for the exploitation of business analytics, which are known for enabling better process efficiency [16,17].…”