Upgrade of Port Zayed Authority information infrastructure

In one of the largest technological projects undertaken in the Middle East, Port Zayed Authority in Abu Dhabi declared that it has completed the automation and upgrade of its entire information infrastructure in record time. This project was undertaken in accordance with the directives of H.H. Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, President of the Seaport Authorities in Abu Dhabi.

This project is regarded as one of the most outstanding international projects in seaport automation, said Mubarak Mohammed Abu-Alainain, the Under-secretary of Operational Affairs and Chairman of the committee. Emirates Computers has supplied the technological expertise for this project and developed the system in collaboration with the technical committee assigned to execute this assignment at Port Zayed.

The execution of the informational infrastructure project will facilitate integration of the port’s systems enabling transactions to be implemented in record time, and alleviating paper work and manual labour. The new system will also provide shipping agents with the option of instantly following up on their shipments over the Internet or through an Electronic Data Interchange system (EDI). The project included the installation of a fully integrated system to ensure the automation of all operational and administrative operations at the port and facilitate the performance of transactions without recourse to manual labour or paper work. In addition, the new system will provide the potential to connect the port to all sectors dealing with port operations.

Abu-Alainain emphasized that a unified system for containers as well as special systems for purchasing, security and safety at the Abu Dhabi seaports has been developed and implemented as part of the new venture. The new system utilizes the "Navis Sparcs" software, used in more than 140 naval stations across the world and embraced by terminal operators worldwide as the industry standard, to ensure that loading time for a ship is reduced by eight hours.