Updated at 5:02 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Navis wins contract with Matson
News Release
OAKLAND, Calif. — Navis, the proven leader in mission-critical solutions that provide logistics asset visibility, control and optimization within the global supply chain, will replace the in-house terminal operating system (TOS) at Matson Navigation Company's Sand Island terminal in Honolulu this year with Navis™ SPARCS N4 TOS. Matson will roll out SPARCS N4 next year at additional terminals in Hawaii and will also be used for container tracking in Guam and Micronesia.
The SPARCS N4 TOS combines Navis' experience at more than 450 marine terminals around the world with state-of-art software designed to deliver the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO). SPARCS N4 provides the low-cost, low-risk economics of packaged software, without sacrificing the flexibility of a custom solution.
"SPARCS N4 is very compatible with our current architecture," said Peter Weis, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Matson. "We have been using Navis software since 1993, and have been very pleased with the product. We initially used Navis for our ship planning software and in 2001, added the technology for container yard planning and equipment control.'"
Company officials at Matson, a leading provider of multi-modal transportation services in the Pacific and the North American market, decided to implement Navis' proven software after SPARCS N4 emerged as the obvious leader during an evaluation process among competitors conducted by Matson.
"Matson continues to make investments that best serve its customers,"' Weis said. "Having used Navis' state of the art technology to improve ship planning, equipment control and container yard planning in the past, we are confident we will be able to successfully deploy the terminal operating system, SPARCS N4, in Honolulu. Navis technology is an important part of our continual effort to reign in costs and deliver superior customer service."
Deane Stuart, Navis' vice president of maritime sales for the Americas, said Matson's affirmative conclusions regarding SPARCS N4 are echoed by most customers. "Our customers have told us that the ability to adapt the TOS to their specific operation, combined with low TCO, scalability and advanced optimization methods are the core drivers of ROI that they look for in a terminal operating system," Dillon said. "There's no other vendor in the market with anything close to what the SPARCS N4 TOS delivers in these key areas."
