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arl-shipping.com complements portfolio of ports and terminals tools with cloud-based collaborative business support apps with mobile access available on a pay-as-you-go scheme. arl-shipping.com launches new as well as migrates existing business tools to the cloud.

HONG KONG, 11 January 2012 – arl-shipping.com launches cloud based collaborative planning, optimization and performance measurement apps for container terminal operators. The tools are instantly available via a web interface and a zero investment, pay-as-you-go usage scheme entailing little or no own terminal technical infrastructure and IT management tasks, and no complex technical deployment project.

The business services tools are provided against a low monthly usage fee -typically a few hundred Euros per month- and a volume dependant transaction fee -typically 1-2 Euros. All apps are accessible from mobile devices like handhelds and mobile phones, and all apps are prepared for collaboration. The terminal users can share selected information with internal stakeholders, external partners like customers or suppliers, or publish on own public website or to corporate Facebook and Twitter accounts.

All data transfer from the terminal TOS to the hosted platform is safe-guarded by embedded encryption and business transaction and collaborative services are provided on arl-shipping.com’s cloud servers secured by personal credentials.

arl-shipping.com’s director and CEO, René Bendt states “We think in arl-shipping.com, that it is about time the terminal industry -like other industries- gets to benefit from business systems provided in the cloud on pay-as-you-go financial schemes. Hence we are launching a number of new platforms and redeploying most of existing solutions to the cloud”. He continues: “The business tools are all easy & fast to deploy, include a minimum footprint within the terminal’s own IT infrastructure, are without any upfront investments and are born as collaborative tools with mobile access.”

First platforms:

• Call Performance, automatically measure and share berth-moves-per-hour and more handling performance figures upon vessel handling completion: (http://www.arl-shipping.com/terminals/cpf-home);
• Yard Clash Predictor, identify yard clashes in time to prevent them from delaying operations: (http://www.arl-shipping.com/terminals/ycp);
• Shift Performance, measurement of shift productivity instantly upon shift completion: (http://www.arl-shipping.com/terminals/sdb).

More details and sign-up forms for the apps are available from above links. More information about arl-space.com collaborative platform: http://www.arl-shipping.com/terminals/cp-home.

For additional information on arl-shipping.com solutions contact Evgeny Drokov or visit www.arl-shipping.com.

About arl-shipping.com

arl-shipping.com Limited provides innovative and configurable IT solutions to the global transportation community. arl-shipping.com IT solutions are developed by ARL Consulting B.V’s Siberian transportation software development centre in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Hear more about ARL’s development centre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw9Q2RddsRc or http://www.arl-shipping.com/main-about.

Contact:

Evgeny Drokov,
phone: +31 641 348080
email: ed@arl-consulting.com
web: arl-shipping.com

Postal address:
arl-shipping.com Limited,
Units 1805-6, 18/Floor, St. George's Building
2 Ice House Street, Central,
Hong Kong SAR

The first nine days of January 2012 are national holidays in Russia. Russian office is closed on these days.

Meet arl-shipping.com at 6th Thai Ports and Shipping 2011 Exhibition and Conference taking place at the luxurious 5 star Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel, Bangkok on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December 2011.

Rene Bendt will have a speech at Session 5 of the conference on 14th December. Session 5 subjects:

• Key Success Factors For Wireless Productivity
• Recent Developments of Technology And Systems at The Terminal
• Port Operations And Planning Toward Future Development Trends
• Fully Automated Terminal: Will it Take Over The Existing Terminal?

• 6th Thai Ports and Shipping 2011 website
• Conference agenda
• Floor plan

Evgeny Iakover has joined ARL. Evgeny's experience covers number of assignments in IT. Amongst these:

• customer support;
• project management;
• software development;
• network design and deployment.

In ARL Evgeny will be managing projects in IT consulting area.

November, the 4th, is state holiday in Russia. The office in Russia will be closed.