Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center (HVCC) and tug shipping company Kotug Smit Towage will cooperate at the Port of Hamburg in order to coordinate preliminary planning for ship calls and departures, and relevant tug services. This step aims to improve the efficiency and quality of ship handling in the Port of Hamburg.
Kotug Smit Towage is the first port service provider with access to the Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center’s time-related and geographically extensive planning system.
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Kotug Smit will receive a dashboard solution from HVCC with access to traffic data, providing it with real-time information regarding changes in ship call planning and terminal handling. Environmental data such as wind, water levels and tide are also included in the system. This communication channel aspires to enhance reaction times in case of schedule changes as well as resource planning for operational tug deployment.
HVCC said:
The data will allow Kotug Smit to better plan rest periodes for the tug teams and send tugs directly from one assignment to the next. This will in turn lead to savings in bunker consumption as the fleet, the assignments and the routes can be more efficiently coordinated. The result: a reduction in CO2 emissions.
In addition, HVCC signed an agreement with the Rotterdam Port Authority last June to exchange data directly via an interface. The information regards planned and actual arrival and departure times for ships coming from or heading to either Hamburg or Rotterdam.
