Today, on Wednesday 19 October, TüVIT officially awarded five stars to the new software that the Port of Rotterdam Authority has developed for handling shipping traffic. No more than five percent of all the software tested and certified by this German institute receives this maximum score. The Port Authority is very pleased with this result as it proves the high-quality construction of the newly delivered information system, which ensures that it will be easy to maintain and adapt.
The Port Authority is working on a new information system, called HaMIS (Harbour Master Management Information System), for the supervision of shipping traffic. The new ‘dynamic port map’ delivered early this year includes a ‘live’ overview of all ships in the entire port area from the Van Brienenoord bridge to 57 kilometres off the coast. Now it also supports the inspection of dangerous substances – both administratively and graphically – by showing where ships with dangerous cargo are located and which dangerous substances they have on board. Currently the Port Authority is working on new functionality for vessel traffic services and planning.
The information system is being constructed in phases. Each phase is developed according to the Agile Scrum method, whereby working software is delivered to the user in short cycles of three weeks. This gives the project the opportunity to use advancing knowledge in the development and thus deliver an even better software product.
TüVIT
Is a German provider of trust for IT security and IT quality TüVIT focus on assessing, testing and certifying the IT infrastructure as well as any kind of IT products, IT systems and IT processes which have to be compliant to specific requirements. TÜViT is accredited by organisations and official bodies for the areas of IT security and IT quality.
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Source: Port of Rotterdam, October 19, 2011.