The OpenTAS terminal management system now is certified for the latest EMCS version 2.4.
Implico, a software company based in Hamburg, Germany, serving the downstream oil and gas industry, says its IT experts were able to “process the necessary test cases from customs without any complaints.”
The company said it now will begin updating customer systems to the new release.
The EMCS (Excise Movement and Control System), an electronic movement and control system, is used whenever goods are transported within the European Union under suspension of excise duty, like, for example, when petroleum products are transported from one tank storage facility to another. The company said OpenTAS is one of the few solutions that enable tank farms to handle loading fully automatically with simultaneous customs declaration—and has been doing so without interruption since the system was introduced by customs. Implico’s downstream experts previously successfully adapted the software to the latest requirements.
The software company now has started to adapt the customer systems in all refineries and tank farms that want to use the fully integrated customs clearance in the future, Implico added. OpenTAS is one of only a few solutions that fully automates electronic customs clearance. When entering a tank farm, the expected shipping information is transmitted to customs. If the authorities approve the transport in general, the driver can fill the truck at the loading bay. In this way, the parties involved avoid unauthorized transports, as well as a possible necessary unloading of the tank truck. When leaving the site, OpenTAS transmits the exact quantity of the product to customs.
Finally, all transport documents are automatically printed for the driver. The complete integration of the EMCS functionalities in OpenTAS is designed to significantly shorten the loading processes in terminals, ensure smooth loading, minimize traffic on site and save employees effort.