FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 15, 2005
Advent has announced the successful launch of a
new central terminal management system for the
International Transportation Services (ITS) Long
Beach, California container terminal.
Murray Hill, NJ - ITS, a terminal
management and stevedoring company based in Long
Beach, CA, operates three West Coast terminals
(Long Beach, Tacoma, and Oakland) with a total
annual throughput of over 1.5 million TEUs. ITS
replaced their legacy system with the new
terminal management system, automating each of
their terminal locations with a complete yard,
vessel, on-dock rail, operations planning and
execution, and a fully automated gate interface.
ITS compared several off the shelf products to
Advent’s solution. The company selected Advent
to provide a customized product, leveraging
their extensive knowledge base and experience.
Advent’s project team, led by Roger Kaikini and
Parvez Mansuri, developed a complete working
system within two years.
With its centralized architecture and
configurable business rule implementation, ITS
Operations has a flexible system that
effectively interfaces with the shipping lines
and third party service providers.
“We
are very pleased that a customized terminal
management system of this scale has been
implemented so successfully,” stated Kiyoichi
Kojitani, Vice President of Information
Technology at ITS. “This new system has enabled
us to achieve record gate transactions,”
concluded Mr. Kojitani.
“There is no other software product in the
market today that allows the flexibility of the
ITS Terminal Operating System.” stated Roger
Kaikini, Chief Operating Officer at Advent.
“ITS now has the ability to quickly bring
additional terminals online within days compared
to other products which can take months.”
Founded in 1995, Advent Inc. is a leader in
delivering information technology solutions for
the transportation industry. Advent’s vast
experience includes the development of global
operating systems for multi-national ocean
carriers, complete management systems for
terminal operators, innovative transportation
web sites, and transportation consulting
services.
