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Consistent
with its growing importance in the
global marketplace, Northport
Malaysia – the country’s premier
sea outlet – is well ahead with
plans to deliver digitized services
over the Internet by providing an
integrative and dynamic environment
for its users.
The
port is at the forefront of
transforming the trading environment
through its new web-based
applications that will have a
refined process model for e-commerce
related B2B and B2C transactions.
The
new applications will supplement the
port’s existing success Client
Access System, the real-time
inter-active system that drives the
client interface for container
operations at the port.
The
applications, according to Northport
take a web-centric approach
leveraging on the global outreach of
the internet and provide lower cost
of connectivity.
The
highly integrated and interactive
trading environment is expected to
energe next year and bring shipping
lines, hauliers, shippers and port
activities closer whereby North Port
would act as a main point for the
shipping of goods.
The
extent and the pervasive application
of the IT has already won the port
commendation with it being picked
for the CI0 100 HONOUREE 2002"
award by the Singapore-based CIO
publication.
The
award singles out Northport for its
success in being able to apply IT to
deliver innovations, value and good
returns in its total logistics port
operations.
Northport
said in constantly pursuing a high
degree of professionalism in its
operational environment the use of
leading-edge IT technology becomes
one of the hallmark features of
Northport competitiveness as a world
class port
Northport
is working with lines such as
P&O Nedlloyd, OOCL and members
of the Grand Alliance and other
people like the hauliers, importers
and exporters.
“From
the onset of Northport operations it
has always been the management
belief and commitment that a
full-scale deployment of intelligent
systems infrastructure would lead
towards creating value for customers
while nurturing a
technologically-driven corporate
culture,” the port said.
“The
CIO 100 award recognition marks the
progressive cornerstone of
Northport’s quantum leap entry to
Asia's most prestigious index of
progressive enterprise for the
year,” it added.
An
ISO 9002 certified company,
Northport was voted the 5th best
seaport and container terminal
operator in Asia for the Asian
Freight Industry Award and
subsequently the top ten Best
Employer in Malaysia.
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