Tideworks TOS for New Caledonia

GIE Nouméa Port (GNP), established in 2006, handles containers and break bulk in the Port of Nouméa, the main port of French Overseas Territory New Caledonia, in the South Pacific. Prony Port is fully owned and operated by Vale New Caledonia (Vale NC) and handles the company’s import of raw materials and supplies for its nearby nickel oxide plant, as well as the export of nickel hydroxide cake, nickel sinter and cobalt carbonate.

GNP has deployed Tideworks’ Mainsail Terminal Management, Spinnaker Planning Management and Traffic Control Systems and Tideworks provided all associated implementation services including project management, software customisation, user training, and go-live assistance. In addition, Tideworks is providing GNP with remote administration of the application and database servers, operating system and database patches, and monitoring of system availability and performance.

With approximately 30,000 container moves projected for 2013, Vale NC deployed Tideworks’ Spinnaker Planning Management System to manage the port’s containerised operations and enhance inventory control. With the installation of the wireless network later in the year, Tideworks’ Traffic Control move dispatch and equipment control module will be activated, allowing Vale NC to electronically direct container movements to the handling equipment.