Configure the berths available for double banking, and plan for multiple vessels sharing same berth.
Click on vessel port call, view available handling gear and click to assign avaialble gear for vessel port stay.
Define designated yard areas per cargo type or per operator for easy visual planning of yard space use.
Upload map of your terminal, define the berths' coordinates; and planned vessel port calls are displayed on real.
Define planning milestones prior to -or after- vessel arrival, vessel departure or cargo handling completion.
Zoom and pan the berth view or terminal map.
Traffic light indicator showing call inside or outside weekly proforma arrival and port stay duration.
Configure bollard locations and names per berth. visible on berth view for easy mooring planning.
Configure available handling gear units and types per berth.
Select relevant vessel properties to use when planning vessel port calls.
Auto-assign berth according to proforma berthing location per service.
Release gear during port stay if no handling work for available re-assignment to other vessel port call.
Upload logos for corporate branding to all users.
Set berth unavailable for vessel port calls during maintenance work.
Select cargo types used on terminal.
Capture actual time stamps for vessel arrival, departure and other pre- and post-call milestones.
Automatic performance measurements counting operator vessel port calls, berth and handling gear utilisation, and more.
Assign floating handling gear or vessel own handling gear for planning of handling operation.
Continous and instant monitor of status on interfaces and other system check.
Assign yard areas to vessel port call.
You can start with the light version providing basic berthing features, and later upgrade for more rich berth, cargo, handling and yard management features.
Small and large terminals pay the same monthly subscription fees, however, a "business transaction fee" per vessel port call (above 50m LOA) reflect the increased value the cloud Berthing Planner add to larger terminals.
You don't need any servers or software; just a desktop, laptop or tablet PC with a standard internet browser and internet access, to use the arl-shipping.com cloud apps.
arl-shipping.com started developing a desktop Berthing Planner for super-size container terminals several years ago: See Berth planning software screen video and Berth planning software screen flier. Now the cloud Berthing Planner take the best from the desktop Berthing Planner, and add support for general cargo, dry or liquid bulk, ro-ro, supply/ off shore and cruise line terminals on top of container terminals.
After you sign-up, an invoice will be emailed to you including 3 months subscription fee. Upon receipt of your payment access to the system is provided.
Ask the arl-shipping.com support-team (support@arl-shipping.com) to add/ remove selectable features. The changes will be reflected on your next invoice.
You can terminate anytime after signing up. When you terminate, your access to the system will be removed and no more transaction fees will apply. Your 3 months advance subscription fee is not refunded.
A fixed monthly subscription fee and a transaction/ volume fee depending on the business volume for the version and features you have selected on the sign-up page.
As the platform is hosted, it is already installed and ready to use.
Free support by email to a reasonable degree and maintenance is included already.
Invoices are sent monthly with a due date 10 days after sending.
Monthly subscription fees are invoiced 3 months in advance; transaction fees are invoiced the following month.
Costs for using arl-space.com collaborative platform is not included.
If you pay your fees late, interest costs and late-payment-admin fees applies. If paid late repeatedly, access to the platform will be terminated temporarily or permantly. If you are unable to pay within 10 days of receiving the invoice, you are welcome to pay an advance lumpsum up front, which will be deducted on invoices, securing that you will avoid interest costs and late-payment-admin fees.
Only your own logins using proper credentials can access your data. arl-shipping.com support-team can access your data for support purposes only. Only logins from one single domain (selected by you) can access your data. Your coordinator can maintain your own logins yourself, i.e. delete, add users or change password.
Access is secured by personal userids (=email) plus a personal password.
Data sent from the hosted platform published to arl-space.com is encrypted using arl's encryption key. Upon arrival to arl-share.com, the data is decrypted, using arl's encryption key.
You can use the excel export feature to make your own back-up. arl-shipping.com support-team is anyhow regularly backing up all data to allow for restore in case of hosting platform failure. Additional you can sign-up for an escrow agreement with escrow provider of your choice, who will safeguard the software as well as your data securing your business continuancy.
Subscription includes support by real people who care about your business; even you subscribe to the cheapest plan.
e-mail support during business hours included in subscription fees, implementation is fast and easy!
Our apps capture critical operational performance data - for both real-time overview and insight as well as post-operation analysis.
Our mobile apps run on Android and modern Blackberry devices - freely available from Google Play app store.
Cloud apps monthly subscription fees include server hosting, software licenses, regularly upgraded features.
