The process excellence & innovation team at Koole Terminals has successfully introduced a barge portal with UAB-Online at Koole Tankstorage Botlek (KTB) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Bob Möhlmann, process excellence & innovation consultant, speaks enthusiastically about the process: ‘KTB opted for a complete integration with its own IT systems, eliminating the need for manual data entry by our colleagues. Now, documents are exchanged automatically for digital signing and storage, while operational critical times are logged automatically. This groundbreaking integration makes KTB the first terminal worldwide to implement this advanced level of integration. As a result, our colleagues can now devote […]
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Execution, not technology, holds the key to port digitalisation
Digitalisation across fragmented port environments such as Houston, Texas, US, is no longer constrained by technology. The platforms exist, the data is available and the operational value case is increasingly clear. The greater challenge lies in execution; bringing independent organisations together around shared, digitised pre-arrival workflows and persuading them to move away from long-established ways of working. Houston provides a clear example of the complexity involved. It is a dense, highly active port environment where terminals, vessels, agents, surveyors, traders and service providers each perform essential functions, but often optimise their own part of the process in isolation. Individual companies […]
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June 4, 2026
