“Creating e-Freight solutions for efficient and
sustainable multimodal transport”
Takis Katsoulakos INLECOM
eFreight12 Delft -19th April 2012
e-Freight
e-Freight denotes the electronic flow of information, associating the
physical flow of goods to regulatory or commercial decision support
systems. It includes the ability to track and trace freight along its
journey across transport modes and to automate the exchange of
cargo-related data between stakeholders.
Compliance
Safety Security
Environment
Planning
Monitoring
Optimisation
National Single Windows
e-Freight Infrastructure
HHD
Hinterland
carrier
System
Terminal
System
Carrier
system
Terminal
System
Carrier
System
Terminal
System
Hinterland
carrier
System
ERP
A method for developing e-Freight Solutions
e-Freight Framework and related Standards
used by
e-Freight Development Platform
Facilitates the
development of
Supports different
implementation
options
Provides a
repository of
Applications
e-Freight
Solutions
Support the
execution of
Stakeholder’s
operational
environments
.NET, Java,
Oracle, SQL, etc
The Blueprint for e-Freight Solutions is
the e-Freight Framework
• A Reference Model de-composing the transport and logistics domain into manageable
subdomains
• Functions performed by roles pertinent to each sub-domain
• Processes of the key functions in the transport and logistics domain
• Information models structuring the information being exchanged into standardised
messages
Logistics Demand
LSC
Transportation
Network
Management
TSD
Transport
Servise
Description
TNM
TPS
Transport
Progress
Status
TEP
Transport
Execution
Plan
LSP
GII
Goods
Item
Itinerary
TS
MWB
Transport
Status
Multimodal
eWaybill
Logistics Supply
Regulation
Management
TR
CRS
Common
Reporting
Schema
e-Freight Framework
eFF
e-Freight
25 Oct 2011
Process
e-Maritime
Sen
sor
system
Sequence flow
Information flow
Authorities
Towards specifying the boundaries of the e-Freight Framework
Integrated
Maritime
Surveillance
Shippers /
Receivers
Manage
Transportation
Strategy
Manage
Transport
Demand
purchase
order
Support Service
Providers
Transport Service Logistics Providers
Port and Terminal
Providers
Freight Integrators
Operators
Ship- truck- Rail- IW
Forwarders
Supplier agreements
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Monitor
Logistics
Processes
Goods Item
Itinerary
Safety, Security &
Environmental Risk
Management
Transport
Execution Plan
Transportation
Status
Manage
Logistics
Strategies
Warehousing
logistics service
conditions #
Plan
Transport
MWB
Execute
Logistics
Processes
Cargo
reporting
MWB
Manage
Completion
Transport Service
Description
Green Corridor
Strategies
Manage Fleet
Strategies
Transport Execution
Plan
Schedule
Fleet
Provide
Transport
Services *
Book
Vehicle
Manage
Vehicle
Transport Progress
Status
Monitor
Vehicle and
Cargo
Common
Reporting
Schema
(CRS)
Common
Reporting
Gateway
(CRG)
National Single
Windows
EU
Platforms
(SSN,
e-Customs,
RIS,
TAF/TSI…)
Vehicle
reporting
CSD
Infrastructure and
traffic conditions
Port strategies
Port
operations
Provide
Infrastructure
Information
Terminal
management
Port
Community
Systems
SC Visibility
technologies
Support services
Provide
Optimisation
Services
Provide
Compliance
Services
Transport Network
Management
[1] based on pre-existing Agreements
*includes register services # includes input from terminals MWB = Multimodal e-Waybill
[2] spot transport operations
Network
Surveillance
Infrastructure
(AIS, LRIT…)
Value Proposition
Transport
optimisation
Regulations Compliance Management
Transport
Planning
Monitoring
Terminal
operations
...
Carrier
Operations
Business Networking – Process Integration
Connectivity Infrastructure Access Points
Freight Forwarding
system
Factory
system
carrier
System
National Single
Windows
Data integration
Consolidation /
distribution
System
Carrier
system
Loading
port
system
Vessel
System
Transit
port
system
carrier
System
Terminal
System
Hinterland
carrier
System
e-Freight Framework and related domain standards
Receiver
system
Unique Value Propositions
• Connectivity Infrastructure offering for the first time
ever the possibility to transport stakeholder to
connect together without use of centralised
platforms
• Process integration based on e-Freight reference
processes
• Automated compliance for shippers, freight
forwarders, port and terminal operators and carriers
• Solution Building Blocks so that end users can
choose what they need from simple connectivity to
full optimisation of their operations
Connectivity Infrastructure
e-Freight Assess Points (EAPs)
• Analogous to email between actors using standard messages
defined in the e-Freight Framework or other standard and
enhanced security
Build your
global network
Connect once!
EAP
Existing IT
infrastructure
and data
Connectivity through the main
standards
Solutions Development
e-Freight
Development Portal
Select eFreight
classes and
messages
External Domain
Frameworks (e.g. GS1,
IATA, EDIFACT)
(UML, BPMN in XMI format)
Define own Business
Processes / Profiles
Generate Solution
Access
Points
Transformation
Stores
and Apps
Solutions Development:
e-Freight Applications Architecture
Cross-cutting
services
Communications Layer
Access Points
Service Layer
Web Services
Application Layer
Security
Logging
Exception Management
Application Services
Workflows
Adapters
Domain Model
Domain
Entities
Domain Services
Business Logic
Repository Contracts
Data
Repositories
Unit of Work
Persistence
Mappings
(ORM, NHibernate)
(mapping files)
Data
Data
Sources
Sources
Service Agents
External
External
Services
Services
e-Freight Development Portal
Importing Domain Frameworks (e.g. GS1)
‘Next Generation Single Window’
• Unified solution for regulatory information
management at both National and EU levels
• Allowing:
₋ Business to report using the same form to all
authorities, independent of mode and
transportation route, and
₋ authorities to share information
 policy implementation
 co-operation in security, safety and environmental
risk management.
‘Next Generation Single Window’
Central EU National Single Window Support Services
Central
Registry of
CRGs
Manage
Regulatory
Information
Changes
EU Information
Exchange
Information
Services and
Databases
National
Authorities
Next Generation National Single Window
Transport
Logistics
Business
CRG
Common
CRG
Reporting
Gateway
Mode-Specific
Authorities
Border Control
Information
Exchange
Customs
Food and Veterinary
Safety and Security
‘Next Generation Single Window’
Where we are today
• We have a robust mature methodology for
developing e-Freight solutions with:
– Enhanced interoperability features
– Flexibility to extend and change
– Security
• We have core solutions and object inheritance
enabling fast and efficient implementation of
customised solutions
– NSW
– Multimodal eWaybill
– Transport planning
The near Future
Det Norske
Veritas As
NCA
MAL
Thank you