1. “Creating e-Freight solutions for efficient and sustainable multimodal transport”
Takis Katsoulakos INLECOM
eFreight12 Delft -19th April 2012

2. National Single Windows e-Freight Infrastructure
e-Freight denotes the electronic flow of information, associating the physical flow of goods to regulatory or commercial decision support systems. It includes the ability to track and trace freight along its journey across transport modes and to automate the exchange of cargo-related data between stakeholders.
Compliance
Safety Security
Environment
Planning
Monitoring
Optimisation
National Single Windows
e-Freight Infrastructure
Carrier
System
Terminal
system
HHD
Hinterland carrier
ERP

3. A method for developing e-Freight Solutions
e-Freight Framework and related Standards
used by
e-Freight Development Platform
Supports different implementation options
Provides a repository of
Facilitates the development of
Stakeholder’s operational environments
.NET, Java, Oracle, SQL, etc
Support the execution of
e-Freight Solutions
Applications

4. The Blueprint for e-Freight Solutions is the e-Freight Framework
A Reference Model de-composing the transport and logistics domain into manageable subdomains
Functions performed by roles pertinent to each sub-domain
Processes of the key functions in the transport and logistics domain
Information models structuring the information being exchanged into standardised messages
Transportation
Network
Management
Logistics Demand
Logistics Supply
Regulation
LSC
LSP
TNM TR
TSD
Transport Servise Description
TEP
Transport Execution Plan
GII
Goods Item Itinerary TS
Transport Status
CRS
Common Reporting Schema
MWB
Multimodal
eWaybill
TPS
Transport Progress Status

5. e-Freight Framework

7. Value Proposition ... e-Freight Framework and related domain standards
Transport
optimisation
...
Business Networking – Process Integration
Planning
Monitoring
Terminal
operations
Carrier
Operations
Regulations Compliance Management
Connectivity Infrastructure Access Points
Data integration
Transit port system
Terminal
System
Carrier
system
Factory system
carrier
Hinterland carrier
Vessel
Receiver system
Consolidation / distribution System
Loading port
Freight Forwarding system
National Single Windows
e-Freight Framework and related domain standards

8. Unique Value Propositions
Connectivity Infrastructure offering for the first time ever the possibility to transport stakeholder to connect together without use of centralised platforms
Process integration based on e-Freight reference processes
Automated compliance for shippers, freight forwarders, port and terminal operators and carriers
Solution Building Blocks so that end users can choose what they need from simple connectivity to full optimisation of their operations

9. Connectivity Infrastructure e-Freight Assess Points (EAPs)
Analogous to between actors using standard messages defined in the e-Freight Framework or other standard and enhanced security
EAP
Existing IT infrastructure and data
Connect once!
Build your global network

10. Connectivity through the main standards

11. Solutions Development
e-Freight
Development Portal
Select eFreight classes and messages
External Domain Frameworks (e.g. GS1, IATA, EDIFACT)
(UML, BPMN in XMI format)
Transformation
Define own Business Processes / Profiles
Generate Solution
Access Points
Stores and Apps

12. Solutions Development: e-Freight Applications Architecture
Cross-cutting services
Exception Management
Logging
Security
Data Sources
External Services
Data
Repositories
Persistence
(ORM, NHibernate)
Mappings
(mapping files)
Unit of Work
Service Agents
Domain Model
Domain Entities
Domain Services
Business Logic
Repository Contracts
Application Layer
Application Services
Workflows
Adapters
Service Layer
Web Services
Communications Layer
Access Points

13. e-Freight Development Portal

14. Importing Domain Frameworks (e.g. GS1)

15. ‘Next Generation Single Window’
Unified solution for regulatory information management at both National and EU levels
Allowing:
Business to report using the same form to all authorities, independent of mode and transportation route, and
authorities to share information
policy implementation
co-operation in security, safety and environmental risk management.

16. ‘Next Generation Single Window’
Central EU National Single Window Support Services
Central Registry of CRGs
Manage Regulatory Information Changes
EU Information Exchange
Information Services and Databases
National Authorities
Next Generation National Single Window
Mode-Specific Authorities
CRG
CRG
Border Control
Common
Reporting
Gateway
Information Exchange
Transport
Logistics
Business
Customs
Food and Veterinary
Safety and Security

17. ‘Next Generation Single Window’

18. Where we are today
We have a robust mature methodology for developing e-Freight solutions with:
Enhanced interoperability features
Flexibility to extend and change
Security
We have core solutions and object inheritance enabling fast and efficient implementation of customised solutions
NSW
Multimodal eWaybill
Transport planning

19. The near Future
Det Norske Veritas As
NCA
MAL

20. Thank you