Tanquid and Implico have announced that all processes at the Duisburg tank terminal are now running with the process-oriented terminal management system OpenTAS 6.0.
As the digital heart of the tank terminal, OpenTAS 6.0 controls all central steps and processes: from planning, loading and warehouse management to administration, quality control and customs documentation via EMCS.
The site in Duisburg holds a special position in the network of TanQuid, a leading tank terminal operator.
One reason for this is the enormous complexity of the facilities and processes. Another is the diversity of the service offer, which meets the demanding needs of a broad clientele from different industries.
A total of 118 tanks hold a wide variety of chemical, petrochemical, alcohol, and mineral oil products as well as biogenic substances and liquefied gases.
These are delivered and distributed by all common means of transport, including trucks, ships, rail, containers, and pipelines.
Every month, around 3,500 shipments take place in Duisburg, including direct turnovers.
The main focus is on the storage and movement of chemicals, which account for around 80 per cent of Duisburg's product volume.
With the OpenTAS 6.0, now even processes that previously took place in sub-systems are now fully integrated in the new software solution.
A major advantage for TanQuid is that it can record, analyse, and optimise all tank storage movements and developments directly and holistically on a data basis.
• Digitised check-in process for trucks: Delivering and collecting products by truck is now handled via a web service with a user-friendly check-in dialog, enabling drivers to conveniently check in and out at the gate using a touchscreen.
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This accelerates the process on the one hand and reduces the risk of errors on the other.
At a later point, the introduction of the innovative Truck Online Check-in from Implico's ‘Supply Chain United’ portfolio will allow truck drivers to check in on their way to the tank terminal with a mobile device.
TanQuid and Implico have taken another important step to upgrade the company's IT landscape: At all sites managed with OpenTAS, the terminal processes are now running in the cloud. This gives TanQuid a fully virtualised, hardware-independent infrastructure.
The large-scale project marked a challenging task for everyone involved. However, the project team benefited good collaboration among the partners.
'The committed efforts of the colleagues on site and the project team have paid off: With the go-live of the new OpenTAS version, our tank terminal in Duisburg is technically and administratively way ahead of the game,' says Thomas Knutzen, Head of People and Technology at TanQuid.
Tim Hoffmeister, CEO of Implico, says: 'This is a real game changer, especially in the context of the energy transition. After all, only those who fully embrace digitalisation will be able to adopt the next trends on the market early on and use them for their own gain.'
