SEA: Agri-bulk delivery system

Project leader

The Systems and Information Department and the Commercial and Business Development Department of the Port of Tarragona.

Project description

SEA, Agri-bulk delivery system is the system that facilitates the purchaser and the transporter the collection of goods from the agri-bulk terminals that the Tarragona Port Authority makes available to the various agents involved in the process. It works as follows:

The purchaser requests a volume from the terminal for a given date and the terminal indicates the availability of the goods. The transporter receives the order and location, chooses the available time slot and indicates the truck that will pick it up. The terminal assigns the collection points and the time to collect the goods. Finally, the driver collects the load at the indicated pick-up point, day and time.

Project objective

Make it easier for the purchaser and the transporter to collect goods from the agri-bulk terminals.

Expected benefits of the project

The main benefit of this innovative project for all stakeholders is to improve planning. Apart from this, each of the actors also benefits as follows:

Carrier and driver: Reduce waiting time and procedures, and improve both truck profitability and procedures.
The buyer: Improves traceability and allows to know the availability and pick-up.
The terminal: Reduction of incidents and improvement of resource management.

Results obtained from the project

After almost 6 months of operation, the following results have been achieved:

SEA has handled a total of 36,166 orders, representing a total of nearly 60,000 effective deliveries.
It has resulted in a reduction of 2.5 million euros per month in opportunity cost for companies.
The waiting time has been reduced by 50 minutes on average and has contributed to the decrease in CO2 emissions.

News release date

30.03.21

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