Ngo Minh Thuan, deputy general director of Saigon Newport Corporation (fourth from right) press a button to launch its new container management software. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoang Hai

HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — Saigon Newport Corporation launched its new container management software, called TOPOVN, and re-started business operations at Cat Lai Port in HCM City's District 2 on February 20.

With an investment of US$1.1 million, TOPOVN will replace CMS - the old management software. The new software is expected to decrease the time needed to unload cargo from 2 to 3 hours to 50 minutes.

Terminal Operation Package System (TOPS) is a container management system developed by Australia's RBS Group. The system consists of two main subsystems, operations planning TOPX and container data management (TOPO).

Subsystem TOPOVN is an improvement over features offered by TOPO and was developed by RBS Group and Tan Cang Information Technology Solutions JSC (TCIS). The subsystem might be used to integrate and exchange data with third party software, such as electronic data interchange (EDI) and customer relationship management (CRM). It also ensures data security, transaction management, data access speed and creates reports following the demands of users. TOPOVN is designed to be used along with the TOPX system. — VNS