BM is one of the founding members of the PORTCDM concept.

PortCDM for enhanced collaborative for port call optimization.

To manage the complexities of integrated performance of internal and external collaboration, the PortCDM concept was introduced as a concept of Sea Traffic Management. It facilitates collaboration to enable the optimal realization of port visits by flexibly balancing capacity utilization and turn-around time to minimize port visit disruptions. PortCDM was inspired by the aviation sector, in which considerable gains have been achieved by the European aviation system, such as shorter flight times, a reduced environmental footprint, and enhanced precision in arrival and departure times. PortCDM supports the port call optimization process by promoting:

The extension of planning horizons The sharing of the timing of future events for the coordination of the port call process The combination of multiple sources of data for enhanced predictability 29th of January 2018

Machine-2-machine connectivity for instant sharing of data from the source based on agreed message formats and interfaces for digital collaboration Shared situational awareness by sharing data on the progress of a port call among internal and external involved actors Acknowledgement of discrepancies in the port call process.

It also takes into account existing standards and collaboration platforms and ensured compatibility as needed. Within PortCDM, port call coordination concerns internal collaboration within the port to enable synchronization among the required actors. Whereas, port call synchronization concerns external collaboration with a port’s environment.

Data sharing enables coordination and transparency by established collaboration principles that internally should result in the alignment of operations among port call actors operations and externally in the alignment of operations performed by a port and its external actors. 

More information can be found at www.ipcdmc.org