Establishing and operating an Egyptian Maritime Transport Data Bank
Client: Maritime Transport Sector
End Date: 2012
Project Description:
Providing data on the movement of ships, cargo movement, , marine services, accidents and pollution in Egyptian ports in a precise and rapid manner, where the data bank is fed from all Egyptian ports through a wide network. This data is used to issue statistics and periodic reports, as well as to respond to immediate inquiries of decision makers and all beneficiaries of the Bank.
Methodolgy:
Developing Softwares and databases where central database of data consists of four main groups, each group contains common databases and serves one of main areas in maritime transport industry, allowing provision of various research services.
• Ports database.
• Ports and lighthouses databases
• Financial and human resources database.
• Bibliographic databases.
Through the central database, the bank can provide data service to its beneficiaries by searching according to their demands. The Bank's main structure also allows the provision of data services to beneficiaries by searching the databases of specialized foreign banks and maritime transport, as well as the World Wide Web.