KIR

Integrated Port Information System (KIR)

Objective of the project: Developing an integrated inland port ICT application to streamline administrative formalities through better use of information, communication and positioning technologies

Funding programme: Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

Project budget: 997 500 EUR

Project schedule: 01/09/2017 – 31/12/2020

Beneficiary: Hungarian Ministry of National Development (NFM)

Implementing body: National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE)

Strategic partner: Hungarian Federation of Danube Ports (HFIP)

To deliver on the overall objective, the project will develop, test and validate an integrated inland port information. In addition, KIR project will analyse cross-border options and opportunities for interconnection.

The main activities of KIR project:

1. design of pilot system;
2. pilot system implementation and testing
3. exploitation of results.

The central information system will capture all automatic and manual data inputs, including the planned and current entry into port of various water and inland transport vehicles (ship, lorry and rail) and freight traffic (loading and unloading). The central system aggregates and processes the data and serves users in the form of appropriate notifications and queries based on their eligibility levels. It informs the carriers about their exact point of loading within the port, helps the freight forwarder to keep track of the merchandise and provides general port statistics to the ministry.

The pilot integrated port information system will be:

• monitoring of the incoming/outgoing transport flows into/from the port;
• recording the volume of cargo loading and unloading;
• port traffic management;
• modernization of the registration system of port terminals;
• modernization of the port management supervision, and automatization of port charges and electronic invoicing;
• providing electronic data to ministries, national statistics office and EUROSTAT;
• an enhanced security system and
• monitoring the implementation of port rules and licenses.

The pilot system will have the following functionalities:

• Port and Cargo Operations Management;
• Port Traffic and Berth Management;
• Port Services and Dues Management and
• Electronic Reporting and Statistics.

Figure 1: Planned functional structure of the pilot system

More information about the project: http://kir.rsoe.hu