Case study

Marseille Fos
port community.

Ci5 at the Port of Marseille Fos to optimize flows and connect the logistics ecosystem

Objective achieved thanks to MGI

The Marseille Fos port community reached a key milestone in its digital transformation by relying on MGI to deploy Ci5, a next-generation Port Community System.

Result: optimized management of cargo flows, improved interconnection between port stakeholders, and integration of the latest technological innovations (big data, IoT, AI, blockchain, smart containers).

Thanks to Ci5, the port benefits from an agile, scalable, and secure tool able to meet the challenges of a smart port, offering visibility, fluidity, traceability, and performance to its entire logistics community.

From vision to deployment of the Ci5 Port Community System

Client needs

Bring the port into the era of smart ports / port of the future in terms of cargo management
Implement a next-generation Port Community System integrating innovations related to big data, IoT, artificial intelligence, blockchain, smart containers, and able to connect to all types of information systems
Ensure traceability, visibility, predictability, fluidity, and security of cargo flows for users
Increase the attractiveness and performance of the port community by providing higher value-added services
Use an optimal cargo management tool for migration towards a Smart Port
Access to real-time cargo information
Use an application configurable according to user needs
Work with integral, confidential, and even more secure data

Solution

Ci5, Intelligent Cargo System
Implemented in October 2018

Development of Ci5

Needs collection and working groups conducted with representatives of all professions
Visioning workshops on cargo transport with external experts
System solution built on an open source, agile, and sustainable architecture
Developed in partnership with Thales Service using agile methodology
Hosted and operated on AWS Cloud
Cybersecurity: MGI is ISO 27001 certified for information system security management

Port

2 terminals 70 kilometers apart: Marseille and Fos
Traffic: container, RORO, and conventional cargo
Users of the Port Community System (PCS): shipping agents, freight forwarders, customs, port authorities, shipowners, road, inland waterway and rail transporters, terminal operators, cargo owners, coast guard, empty container park managers, veterinary and phytosanitary services, consolidators and deconsolidators, and other government authorities

Why do the largest logistics companies choose Ci5?

Challenges

Develop the solution within a short period of less than 3 years, using agile methodology
Connect 15 professions
Train over 1200 people in 7 weeks

Benefits

Anticipation and planning of operations before ship or transport mode arrival/departure
Accelerated port cargo processing thanks to the Fast Lane: automatic operation generation via pre-approved authorizations
Operational activity management: dashboard, to-do list, event center, real-time loading/unloading visualization for centralized event management. Alerts highlight urgent tasks and operations to prioritize, ensuring smooth cargo transit.
Cargo tracking in real time through statuses: pre-arrival notification, gate in/gate out, discharge/load, shipping release, freight forwarder release, customs release
User-centric: intuitive input, personalized display, quick search, multilingualism
Strategic activity management: customized dashboards, KPIs, and statistics