Italian port operator Salerno Container Terminal (SCT) has selected Jade’s Master Terminal to run its Italian operation.
This – the sixth new business win for Jade Master Terminal this year – enhances the software developer’s growing reputation in the mixed cargo terminal market.
This will result in Jade’s flagship terminal operating system (TOS) replacing SCT’s legacy system which is gradually being phased out of the market.
Implementation at Salerno will commence in 2016 and is expected to take less than six months.
SCT commercial director Massimiliano Riccardi says the company requires a system that will provide a seamless transition from its legacy TOS while at the same delivering a solution that is flexible enough to adapt to SCT’s future growth aspirations.
He adds that after a comprehensive evaluation process Master Terminal is the only system that offers all the functionality and flexibility required to not only replace the legacy system but also support the future needs of the business.
Jade’s president of global sales Kaustubh Dalvi says the software developer has developed some smart migration tools which will allow for out of the box data migration, causing minimal disruption to clients’ businesses.
Based in southern Italy and covering an area of 120,000sqm, SCT handles around 400,000teu per annum, and with increasing volumes of roll-on-roll-off cargo it serves the area from Rome to Bari, Naples and Salerno via direct links with the Italian highway and railway networks.
“Jade has a strong connection with the Italian market and we are thrilled about building this new relationship with SCT. Between our Rotterdam office, newly opened development centre in Geneva, and our New Zealand based team, we are fully committed to supporting SCT throughout this project and beyond, as well as supporting further growth in Europe,” concludes Jade chief executive David Lindsay.
