3rd Executive Forum on Trade Facilitation

The Felixstowe Cargo Processing system

Presented by

Alan LongMaritime Cargo Processing Plc

MCP plc

Maritime Cargo Processing Plc was set up to manage, market, sell, develop and enhance the integrated port information system, known as the Felixstowe Cargo Processing System (FCPS).

FCPS

• Port Community System

• Central system/database in Felixstowe

• 80%+ of the UK’s maritime container throughput

• 3000 users throughout the UK

• Introduced 28 January 1984

• Aberdeen

• Bristol

• Chatham

• Coatbridge

• East Midlands Airport

• Edinburgh

• Felixstowe

• Glasgow

• Grangemouth

• Harwich

• Hull

• Immingham

• Ipswich

• Liverpool

• Sheerness

• Teesport

• Tilbury

• Thamesport

• TyneFelixstowe

FCPS Communities

Felixstowe prior to FCPSPORT

HEALTH

PORTAUTHORITY

CUSTOMS

CONSIGNOR

CARRIER

HAULIERW HARFINGER

CUSTOMSBROKER

LINEAGENT CONSIGNEE

100

1982

paper mountain

HMC COMPUTER

(London)

clearance times

4-5 days

30% error rate

Designed by the Trade for the Trade

FCPS

• Port Authority/Wharfingers• Freight Forwarders• Shipping Lines/Agents• Customs (Local and Headquarters)• Hauliers• OGAs

Felixstowe using FCPS

PORTAUTHORITY

CUSTOMS

CONSIGNOR

PORTHEALTH

CARRIER

HAULIERWHARFINGER

CUSTOM SBROKER

LINEAGENT CONSIGNEE

FCPS

one hour or less

Reduced from4 to 5 days

to

Average Clearance Times

FCPS Functionality

• Vessel/Voyage processing• Imports• Exports• Customs Declarations• ICD/ERTS• Transhipments• Road/Rail Transportation• Dangerous Goods• Maritime Statistics

Reducing Paper• Manifests and amendments• Release notes• Bonded removal documents• Outturn reports• Local transhipment documentation• Commercial (lines) release• Rent acceptance• Delivery orders• Export delivery advice• Devan requests and outturns

Reducing Paper• Customs’ examination and sealing advices• Export arrivals• Export load lists• Loading reports• Export Customs declarations• Ship planning notifications and amendments• Hazardous goods reporting• Customs LE profiling, scanning, etc• Govt Agencies - examination, detentions, etc

Reducing Paper

• 49 million transactions• 75 million EDI messages• 500+ companies making EDI Customs

entries• 110+ shipping lines using EDI facilities• 132/160 services using FCPS Marstats

Community System - 2004

Port of Felixstowe

• Improved customer service• Better utilisation of resources• Reduced capital expenditure• Evolution towards automation• Increased profitability

Benefits

Shipping Lines

• Availability of real-time information• Improved equipment usage/dwell

times• Faster turn round of vessels• Internal systems efficiency• Better customer service

Benefits

Customs & Other Govt Agencies

• Security• Easy access to information• Speed of information - manifests• Anti-smuggling• Reduced documentation• More efficient use of manpower

resources

Benefits

Designed by the Trade for the Trade

FCPS

• Port Authority/Wharfingers• Freight Forwarders• Shipping Lines/Agents• Customs (Local and Headquarters)• Hauliers• OGAs

System Requirements

• Enhanced FCPS• Browser based• Fully auditable• Secure• Reliable and scalable• Interfacing to existing systems

Summary - Destin8

• A port solution based on 20+ years of practical experience and proven operation

• Latest technology• Platform independent• Solution for individual ports or country

wide• 20 users to 2000+ users• Rollout in UK from September 2005