Abstract
The introduction of a Port Community System (PCS) is identified as one of the key elements facilitating seaport development. In this paper, the analysis of seaport stakeholders and Maritime Single Window systems in Croatia is performed, including NSW (National Single Window), MNSW (Maritime National Single Window: CIMIS - Croatian Integrated Maritime Information System), their interaction and development of the national model for a PCS, ongoing in the form of a pilot project in the Port of Rijeka. This development is selected as a precedent for creation of the nation-wide PCS to be used also in other cargo ports of national interest, including Split. Further building on this newly gained knowledge and taking into consideration the development of the national PCS model, we explain the inherent characteristics of the Port of Split in terms of traffic evaluation in various port basins. We also provide a comprehensive set of operative guidelines for adjustment of the functional PCS module architecture to be deployed in the Port of Split and serving specific business needs of all identified port cluster’s stakeholders after the initial development in the Port of Rijeka is completed.
Highlights
Six publicly open ports operate in the Republic of Croatia and have the status of ‘port with special international economic interest’ for the state
The Port Community Systems (PCSs) helps port authorities to take the lead by providing a logistics solution to private actors, encouraging them to share information that may lead to lower logistics costs, to faster delivery/pickup in the import/export chain, and to higher customer satisfaction
The PCS implementation should be viewed as the continuation of digitalisation of seaport cluster operations in the Republic of Croatia
Summary
Six publicly open ports operate in the Republic of Croatia and have the status of ‘port with special international economic interest’ for the state. PCS connects port community actors, enabling commercial services and information exchange between the port to their customers and a variety of stakeholders (Moros-Daza et al, 2020). The PCS helps port authorities to take the lead by providing a logistics solution to private actors, encouraging them to share information that may lead to lower logistics costs, to faster delivery/pickup in the import/export chain, and to higher customer satisfaction. This paper will provide an overview of the development of a PCS in the Republic of Croatia so far (Ports of Ploče and Rijeka will be analysed, representing the bearers of the development of port information technologies, and the influence on the Port of Split). This work will propose arrangement of macro-level modules for the processing and distribution of data, in a manner that will enable the system as a whole to function properly
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