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3 rd Executive Forum on Trade Facilitation. The Felixstowe Cargo Processing system Presented by Alan Long Maritime Cargo Processing Plc. MCP plc.
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3rd Executive Forum on Trade Facilitation The Felixstowe Cargo Processing system Presented by Alan Long Maritime Cargo Processing Plc
MCP plc Maritime Cargo Processing Plc was set up to manage, market, sell, develop and enhance the integrated port information system, known as the Felixstowe Cargo Processing System (FCPS).
FCPS • Port Community System • Central system/database in Felixstowe • 80%+ of the UK’s maritime container throughput • 3000 users throughout the UK • Introduced 28 January 1984
FCPS Communities • Aberdeen • Bristol • Chatham • Coatbridge • East Midlands Airport • Edinburgh • Felixstowe • Glasgow • Grangemouth • Harwich • Hull • Immingham • Ipswich • Liverpool • Sheerness • Teesport • Tilbury • Thamesport • Tyne Felixstowe
HMC COMPUTER (London) paper mountain 1982 30% error rate clearance times 4-5 days
FCPS • Port Authority/Wharfingers • Freight Forwarders • Shipping Lines/Agents • Customs (Local and Headquarters) • Hauliers • OGAs Designed by the Trade for the Trade
one hour or less Average Clearance Times Reduced from 4 to 5 days to
FCPS Functionality • Vessel/Voyage processing • Imports • Exports • Customs Declarations • ICD/ERTS • Transhipments • Road/Rail Transportation • Dangerous Goods • Maritime Statistics
Reducing Paper • Manifests and amendments • Release notes • Bonded removal documents • Outturn reports • Local transhipment documentation • Commercial (lines) release • Rent acceptance • Delivery orders • Export delivery advice • Devan requests and outturns
Reducing Paper • Customs’ examination and sealing advices • Export arrivals • Export load lists • Loading reports • Export Customs declarations • Ship planning notifications and amendments • Hazardous goods reporting • Customs LE profiling, scanning, etc • Govt Agencies - examination, detentions, etc
Reducing Paper • 49 million transactions • 75 million EDI messages • 500+ companies making EDI Customs entries • 110+ shipping lines using EDI facilities • 132/160 services using FCPS Marstats Community System - 2004
Port of Felixstowe Benefits • Improved customer service • Better utilisation of resources • Reduced capital expenditure • Evolution towards automation • Increased profitability
Shipping Lines Benefits • Availability of real-time information • Improved equipment usage/dwell times • Faster turn round of vessels • Internal systems efficiency • Better customer service
Customs & Other Govt Agencies Benefits • Security • Easy access to information • Speed of information - manifests • Anti-smuggling • Reduced documentation • More efficient use of manpower resources
FCPS • Port Authority/Wharfingers • Freight Forwarders • Shipping Lines/Agents • Customs (Local and Headquarters) • Hauliers • OGAs Designed by the Trade for the Trade
System Requirements • Enhanced FCPS • Browser based • Fully auditable • Secure • Reliable and scalable • Interfacing to existing systems
Summary - Destin8 • A port solution based on 20+ years of practical experience and proven operation • Latest technology • Platform independent • Solution for individual ports or country wide • 20 users to 2000+ users • Rollout in UK from September 2005