Jim Taylor - MarineNET

Marine Industry EDI Initiative

February 4, 2009

Today’s Objectives

Understand the “Why” for EDI

Provide information regarding standardization efforts within the Barging Industry

Provide information regarding progress to date

Foster support to expand the use of EDI within our Industry

What got us started:Barge Company Issues

Traffic errors Incorrect information from Service Provider

Data incorrectly entered at Barge Company

Traffic data delays Received from Service Providers next day

Entered into Barge company 24-36 hours after event

Employee’s skill sets not utilized Dispatchers & Planners performing data entry Employees under-utilized

Frustrated employees

Three Barging Companies

Formed a consortium and discovered the following:

Consortium Discovery

No Data standardization (from Barge Companies or Service Providers)

Information requirements varied

Multiple formats for data fields (e.g. barge names)

Data sent to multiple sources (e.g. Dispatchers, Planners)

Structure of data varied (e.g. excel, word, email)

Time-of-day varied for sent data

Consortium DiscoveryStandard Method of Communication

Service Provider

order-traffic-invoice

Barge Companies

FAX, Email or

Phone

Consortium DiscoveryBusiness Process Flow

Barge Companies Work manually communicated to Service Providers

Service Providers Work is delegated to individuals Work is completed and logged Logs reviewed and transferred to operational sheets Computer systems updated with operational data Data email/fax to Barge Company next day Invoices produced & sent days or weeks later

Barge Companies Dispatcher updates computer systems by mid-morning

ProblemsService Providers

Work communication time (telephone/email)

Possible miscommunication/interpretation of work required

Rework Completed work logged/recorded multiple times

Completed work transferred to email/fax

Invoices Produced much later than work event

Possible inaccuracies Invoice disputed with Barge Companies

Delayed payments

Dispatcher work communication time (telephone/email)

Completed work recorded up 36 hours after event

Missed opportunities for barge availability with Customer

Missed opportunities for Pickup with Mainline boat

Completed work entered manually into computer

Possible inaccuracies

Invoice disputed with Service Providers

Delayed payments

ProblemsBarge Companies

Challenge:How to Standardize the data between Service Providers & Barge Cos

Service Provider

Dispatch

order-traffic-invoice

Barge Companies

?

The Three Consortium Actions

Contracted with Cornerstone Solutions Group to build BargeEx™

Join ASC X-12 – Accredited Standards Committee

Internationally standards body

Form MarineNET

MarineNETWho is MarineNET?What started as a common initiative of AEP River Operations, American Commercial Lines and Ingram Barge Company in 2005 is now an organization called MarineNet. MarineNET’s purpose is to facilitate the initiative on electronic business standards within the marine industry.

MarineNET’s VisionMarineNet’s vision is to achieve marine industry and enterprise-wide integration of business processes through seamless electronic business communication.

MarineNET’s MissionMarineNet’s mission is to influence the architecture and facilitate implementation of effective standards and processes for electronic business communications within the marine industry community. In addition, MarineNet seeks to leverage the inherent value in existing EDI standards as well as actively pursue the benefits of emerging e-Business technologies.

BargeEx™

BargeEx, a service provided by MarineNET, is a Value Added Network (VAN) that currently delivers over 65,000 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages per month between barge service providers and their customers.

BargeEx gives you the ability to electronically exchange order, status and invoice information between your organization’s system and your customer’s internal system.

Benefits with BargeEx™

Barge Companies Work is electronically communicated to Service

Providers

Service Providers Work can be electronically delegated to individuals

When work is completed Electronically update status to Barge Companies

Electronically send Invoices to Barge Companies

All data electronically sent in “real-time”

Barge Companies Computer systems available for auto updating

Service Provider

Dispatch

order-traffic-invoice

( EDI based communication)

Barge Companies

EDI CommunicationBargeEx™

BargeEx™ Trading Partners Service Providers

CGB

AEP River Operations

Cooper

C&C

Barge Companies

AEP River Operations

American Commercial Lines

Ingram Barge Company

Testing

McGinnis

IMT

Hunter

Triangle

Committed

Brennan

Calumet

Decatur Transport

Jantran

Muscle Shoals

TVT

Upper River

Yazoo River Towing

Joined ASC X12 standards organization

ASC X-12Marine Industry Task Group

Understand the business and operation needs of the Barging Industry

Develop data standardization that will provide cross-functional utilization

Customers, Service Providers, Suppliers, Inter-modal transportation companies, governmental organizations

Future StepsTake Standardization to the next level

Encompassing EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) methodology

Moving data between companies in a recognized, standardized and approved format

Not limited to a single industry segment

National standards

Crossing all businesses and transportation modes

Recognized within private and governmental organizations

Future StepsInvolvement with additional sectors

Governmental organizations USACE

CRIS & FILS

EPA

Industry groups AWO - Standards

Multi-mode Transportation companies Rail Trucking Ocean

Vendors (non-service providers) Charting

Customers

Questions ?

Thank you for your time and attention

For additional information contact:

Jim TaylorMarineNET1734 Clarkson Rd #242St. Louis, MO 63017314-495-5055jim@bargeex.com