Star Flow Intermodal

Star Flow Intermodal supports companies in organising their multimodal hinterland transport as efficiently as possible and in the optimum management of the transport capacity they have available to them. To do this, Star Flow Intermodal relies on internet technology to connect and integrate the entire hinterland chain, so that all parties are continuously and pro-actively kept informed and therefore able to adjust course when exceptions occur. The result: both your own internal processes and those of your chair partners will improve.

Any party that is responsible for multimodal transport between the deepsea port and the hinterland can use Star Flow Intermodal to optimally organise their work. This includes:

• Terminal operators;
• Barge and rail operators;
• Intermodal operators;
• Road hauliers;
• Shippers who manage the intermodal logistics themselves.

Based on a client's booking, the Star Flow Intermodal system will apply clear criteria such as desired speed, costs and limiting factors to determine the best workflow in each case, along with the best subsequent transport option: barge, rail or truck. After that, the actual transport planning takes place. The client can choose to receive notifications on the train or barge that is carrying their container, along with Track & Trace information. This allows them to anticipate and quickly respond to any changes, such as delays at the terminal, traffic congestion or changes to the loading and discharge specifics. The client will receive a proof of delivery every time as well.

Shipping companies, forwarders, importers, exporters and fellow logistics service providers all stand to benefit from Star Flow Intermodal's web-based approach, which allows them to easily connect and (via the cloud) receive price quotes, arrange bookings and follow their cargo in real time. In this way, Star Flow Intermodal facilitates optimal cooperation within the chain. And because all parties have access and are able to request and submit information, much of the current telephone and email communication is rendered obsolete.  Planners will have more time to pro-actively anticipate the expected bottlenecks.

Thanks to the web-based approach, development times are kept to a minimum and the time-to-market for Star Flow Intermodal is short. Yellowstar applies the Scrum method to take Star Flow Intermodal live, step by step and in cooperation with you.

Star Flow Intermodal is modular in nature and can be structured and expanded entirely according to the client's wishes. What's more, the web-based approach makes linking to existing systems within your organisation (such as those for execution) simple and straightforward. There's no need for you to start from scratch, as it were. Star Flow Intermodal aligns seamlessly to your existing in-house systems and can be fully integrated if you so desire.

Within Star Flow Intermodal, it's possible to create a link to the arrival and departure times (ETA, ATA, ETD, ATD) of container ships in the seaport. This allows you to optimally coordinate the multimodal planning of the subsequent hinterland transport.

The links needed to pre-notify containers and visits to deepsea terminals via Portbase are included in Star Flow Intermodal as a standard feature.

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