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TECHNOLOGY

There’s a New

Kid in Town

The Octopi Terminal Oper- ating System targets small to medium sized container terminals. In this case, size does matter, but bigger isn’t necessarily better.

By Joseph Keefe n the global supply chain, billions of dollars are at stake and that provides Terminal Operating Software (TOS). Their ? rst virtually 98% of all consumer goods for the world’s popula- product, Octopi, is a new take on TOS systems. The manage-

Ition travels via ocean transport. The recent collapse of one ment team of Luc Castera and Guille Carlos claim that termi- of the world’s largest ocean carriers brought that reality into nal operators can use Octopi to ef? ciently track the movement sharp focus. In that case, ‘bigger’ didn’t translate into ‘better.’ of shipping containers, communicate their location with ship-

Hence, when it comes to the tracking and documentation of ping lines in real-time, and maintain an accurate history of this cargo, there is every reason to make sure that who you cargo movements.

trust that task to is not only competent, but also has the where- Octopi went live with its ? rst customer in October 2015. withal to be there when times get tough. For their part, Castera and Carlos – until now, a relatively un-

In a world where value is often (incorrectly) measured in known quantity on the waterfront – have more than 20 years terms of how many boxes you can cram onto a post-Panamax of combined experience developing software. In a previous containership, terminal operators are searching for the right life, Castera was CTO of Intellum and Carlos was the ? rst tech

IT solution to provide that all-important competitive edge. hire of FiveStreet, which was acquired by move.com in 2013.

Answering the call is a Miami, FL-based software company That was then, this is now.

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