Developing a Single Window for the Ports of Adriatic Sea

The contemporary all-inclusive port systems have been developed as a result of the increasingly important role of maritime transportation and port operations in world's intermodal supply chain and the continuous advancements in information and communication technologies. The application of such technologies is today evident in several port operations and procedures, while the communication and electronic data interchange (EDI) among the various port stakeholders has also been integrated into the port information systems. This has transformed them into functional Port Community Systems, which are common electronic platforms connecting the multiple systems of the port services and organizations and can be integrated into a national single window information system. The scope of the current paper is to present the development process for a Global Single Window system among three ports in the Adriatic Sea from three different countries. The definitions of port community and single window systems also include the current regulatory context about port operations and procedures. The development of the shared platform for the Adriatic Ports includes its functionalities and requirements, its benefits and problems, as well as the main conclusions drawn from the assessment of the prototype application.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AW010(2) AW010 Paper Review Subcommittee. Alternate title: Developing Single Window for Ports of Adriatic Sea.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Tsamboulas, Dimitrios
  • Ballis, Athanasios
  • Karousos, Iosif
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC
  • Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
• Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Electronic data interchange; Information systems; Port operations; Ports
• Uncontrolled Terms: Port community systems
• Geographic Terms: Adriatic Sea
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516569
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-3721
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 2014 1:32PM