Tugboat management system, tugboat management method, and tugboat management program

Abstract

To centrally grasp operation status of towboats of a towage company by centrally managing results of towboats allocated by the towage company and results of towboats of the towage company allocated by a boat allocation agency in the same database.SOLUTION: A towboat management system according to the present embodiment includes: a boat allocation information table that registers boat allocation information including the date, start time, end time, a port area, a main boat, a towboat, a port to which it belongs, and a boat allocation classification that specifies whether a boat allocation source of the towboat of the own company is another company or a towage company; boat allocation capturing means for acquiring other company boat allocation data in which a boat allocation agency has allocated the towboat of the towage company and registering boat allocation information corresponding to the other company boat allocation data in the boat allocation information table; and boat allocation input means for registering boat allocation information of allocating the towboat of the towage company in the boat allocation information table.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tugboat management system, a tugboat management method, and a tugboat management program. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, in the tugboat industry, even if a tugboat company owns its own tugboat, it is often the case that a ship allocation agent allocates the tugboat depending on the port or region. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-108995 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, Patent Document 1 does not state anything about centrally managing the results of tugs dispatched by tugboats companies and the results of tugs dispatched by tugboats companies by ship dispatching agents in the same database, thereby centrally understanding the operating status of tugboats of tugboats companies.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide a tugboat management system, a tugboat management method, and a tugboat management program that make it possible to grasp the operating status of a tugboat company's tugs in a centralized manner by centrally managing the results of tugs dispatched by a tugboat company and the results of tugs dispatched by a shipping agent in the same database. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a tugboat management system for use by a tugboat company, comprising a memory unit and a control unit, wherein the memory unit stores a ship allocation information table in which ship allocation information including date, start time, end time, port district, main ship, tugboat, port of registry, and a ship allocation category specifying whether the company's tugboat is allocated from another company or the tugboat company, and the control unit comprises a ship allocation import means for acquiring other company ship allocation data that has allocated the tugboat of the tugboat company by the ship allocation agent and registering ship allocation information corresponding to the other company ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table, and a ship allocation input means for registering ship allocation information that has allocated the tugboat of the tugboat company in the ship allocation information table.

[0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, when dispatching a tugboat, the ship dispatch input means may refer to the ship dispatch information table, and output an alert if a work schedule for the tugboat is registered for a specified time period before or after the start time and end time.

[0008] In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, the control unit may further be provided with a query means for extracting and displaying data from the shipping information table based on specified query conditions in response to an operator's operation on a query screen displayed on the display unit.

[0009] According to another aspect of the present invention, the inquiry conditions may include at least one of a date, a port district, and a port of registry.

[0010] According to one aspect of the present invention, the memory unit further stores a tugboat master in which a tugboat, a port of origin, and an email notification category specifying whether or not to provide email notification are associated with each other, and the control unit may further include a notification means for referring to the tugboat master and the ship allocation information table, and notifying the ship allocation agent by email of the tugboat information, including data on a tugboat set in the tugboat master with email notification enabled and a port of origin with the ship allocation category being a tugboat company.

[0011] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a tug management method which is equipped with a memory unit and a control unit and is executed by a tug management system used by a tug company, wherein the memory unit stores a ship allocation information table in which ship allocation information including date, start time, end time, port district, main ship, tug, port of registry, and ship allocation category specifying whether the company's tug is allocated from another company or the tug company, and the method includes a ship allocation import process executed by the control unit, which acquires other company ship allocation data which has been allocated by the ship allocation agent for the tug company's tug, and registers ship allocation information corresponding to the other company ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table, and a ship allocation input process which registers ship allocation information which has been allocated by the tug company's tug in the ship allocation information table.

[0012] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a tugboat management program having a memory unit and a control unit, for execution by a tugboat management system used by a tugboat company, wherein the memory unit stores a ship allocation information table in which ship allocation information including date, start time, end time, port district, main ship, tugboat, port of registry, and ship allocation category specifying whether the company's tugboat is allocated from another company or a tugboat company, and the control unit executes a ship allocation import process of acquiring other company ship allocation data that has allocated the tugboat of the tugboat company by the ship allocation agent, and registering ship allocation information corresponding to the other company ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table, and a ship allocation input process of registering ship allocation information that has allocated the tugboat of the tugboat company in the ship allocation information table. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, by centrally managing the results of tugs dispatched by a tugboat company and the results of tugs dispatched by a tugboat dispatching agent in the same database, it is possible to grasp the operating status of the tugboats of the tugboat company in a centralized manner. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the tugboat master. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the overall process flow of the control unit of the tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the processing of the control unit of the tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the processing of the control unit of the tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the processing of the control unit of the tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the processing of the control unit of the tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the process of the control unit of the tugboat management system according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

[0016] [1. Overview] In the tugboat industry, even if a tugboat company owns its own vessels, they are often assigned by a vessel allocation agent depending on the port or region. On the other hand, the tugboat company must assign its own vessels for work that is not managed by the vessel allocation agent, but since the information on vessel allocation by the vessel allocation agent and the information on vessel allocation by the tugboat company were managed separately, it was difficult to grasp the operating status of the vessels of the entire company in a unified manner.

[0017] In this embodiment, the results of tugboats dispatched by a tugboat company and the results of tugboats dispatched by a tugboat dispatching agent are managed in the same database, making it possible to grasp the operating status of all of a company's tugboats in a centralized manner.

[0018] According to this embodiment, by centrally managing the operating status of tugboats operated by tugboat companies, it becomes possible to effectively utilize available tugboats and to strategically allocate ships.

[0019] [2. Configuration] An example of the configuration of a tugboat management system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a tugboat management system 100.

[0020] The tugboat management system 100 is a commercially available desktop personal computer. The tugboat management system 100 is not limited to a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer, but may be a portable information processing device such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a smartphone, or a tablet personal computer.

[0021] The tugboat management system 100 comprises a control unit 102, a communication interface unit 104, a storage unit 106, and an input / output interface unit 108. Each unit of the tugboat management system 100 is communicatively connected via an arbitrary communication path.

[0022] The communication interface unit 104 communicatively connects the tugboat management system 100 to a network 300 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 104 has a function of communicating data with other devices via the communication line. Here, the network 300 has a function of connecting the tugboat management system 100 to the ship allocation agent system 400 and the server 200 so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). The ship allocation agent system 400 is a system used by ship allocation agents.

[0023] An input device 112 and an output device 114 are connected to the input / output interface unit 108. The output device 114 may be a monitor (including a home television), a speaker, or a printer. The input device 112 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that cooperates with a mouse to realize a pointing device function. In the following, the output device 114 may be referred to as the monitor 114, and the input device 112 may be referred to as the keyboard 112 or the mouse 112.

[0024] The storage unit 106 stores various databases, tables, files, etc. The storage unit 106 records computer programs for cooperating with an OS (Operating System) to give instructions to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to perform various processes. For example, memory devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks can be used as the storage unit 106. The storage unit 106 includes a tugboat master 106a and a ship allocation information table 106b. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the tugboat master 106a.

[0025] The tugboat master 106a can be configured as a table or the like in which data such as tugboat code, tugboat name, port of registry, and email notification category are registered in association with each other, as shown in Fig. 2. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the first line is tugboat code "A01", tugboat name "A1〇", port of registry "A: Yokohama", and email notification category "0: Email notification available", the second line is tugboat code "A02", tugboat name "A2〇", port of registry "A: Yokohama", and email notification category "0: Email notification available", and the third line is tugboat code "B01", tugboat name "B1△", port of registry "B: Kawasaki", and email notification category "0: Email notification available".

[0026] The ship allocation information table 106b is a table for storing ship allocation information. The ship allocation information may include data on the date, start time, end time, port district, mother ship, tugboat, port of registration, and ship allocation category that specifies whether the company's tugboat is allocated to another company (ship allocation agent) or a tugboat company.

[0027] Returning to Fig. 1, the control unit 102 is a CPU or the like that performs overall control of the tugboat management system 100. The control unit 102 has an internal memory for storing control programs such as an OS, programs that define various processing procedures, and required data, and executes various information processing based on these stored programs.

[0028] The control unit 102 is configured to be able to access the tugboat master 106a and the ship allocation information table 106b stored in the storage unit 106. These master files may be provided in other locations (e.g., the server 200) as long as the control unit 102 is able to access them.

[0029] The control unit 102, in terms of functional concept, includes a ship assignment import unit 102a, a ship assignment input unit 102b, a notification unit 102c, an inquiry unit 102d, a screen display control unit 102e, and a master maintenance unit 102f.

[0030] The ship allocation import unit 102a acquires other company ship allocation data that indicates the allocation of a tugboat of a tugboat company by a ship allocation agent from the ship allocation agent system 400, and registers the ship allocation information based on the other company ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table 10ba.

[0031] The ship allocation input unit 102b, for example, registers in the ship allocation information table 106b the ship allocation information in which the tugboat company allocates its own tugboat in response to an operator's operation on a ship allocation input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114. When allocating a tugboat, the ship allocation input unit 102b may refer to the ship allocation information table 106b and output an alert if the tugboat is scheduled for a certain time before or after the start time or end time.

[0032] The notification unit 102c refers to the tugboat master 106a and the ship allocation information table 106b, and notifies the ship allocation agent system 400 by email of the data set in the ship allocation category "tugboat company" of the ship allocation information for tugboats and ports of origin that are set to have email notification in the tugboat master 106a as the ship allocation result.

[0033] The inquiry unit 102d extracts and displays data from the shipping information table 106b based on the inquiry conditions specified by the operator, for example, on an inquiry screen displayed on the monitor 114. The inquiry conditions may include at least one of the date, port district, and port of registration.

[0034] The screen display control unit 102e controls, for example, the display of various screens (for example, a ship allocation input screen, a ship allocation inquiry screen, a master maintenance screen, etc.) displayed on the monitor 114 and the reception of inputs therefor.

[0035] The master maintenance section 102f is for performing settings such as inputting, adding, and changing data for the tugboat master 106a in response to an operator's operation on a master maintenance screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114, for example.

[0036] [3. Specific Examples] A specific example of the processing of the tugboat management system 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs.

[0037] (3-1. Overall processing) Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a flow for explaining the overall processing flow of the control unit 102 of the tugboat management system 100 according to this embodiment. The overall processing flow of the tugboat management system 100 according to this embodiment will be explained with reference to Fig. 5.

[0038] The ship allocation import unit 102a executes a ship allocation import process (step S1). Specifically, in the ship allocation import process, the ship allocation import unit 102a acquires other company ship allocation data that indicates the ship that the ship allocation agent has allocated to its tugboat from the ship allocation agent system 400, and registers the ship allocation information based on the other company ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table 106b.

[0039] The ship assignment input unit 102b executes a ship assignment input process (step S2). Specifically, in the ship assignment input process, the ship assignment input unit 102b registers, for example, in the ship assignment information table 106b, the ship assignment information for assigning the company's tugboat in response to an operator's operation on a ship assignment input screen (not shown) displayed on the monitor 114.

[0040] The notification unit 102c executes a ship allocation result notification process (step S3). Specifically, in the ship allocation result notification process, the notification unit 102c refers to the tug master 106a and the ship allocation information table 106b, and notifies the ship allocation agent system 400 by email of the data set in the ship allocation category "tug company" of the ship allocation information for the tug and the port of origin that are set to "with email notification" in the tug master 106a as the ship allocation result.

[0041] The inquiry unit 102d executes a ship allocation inquiry process (step S4). Specifically, in the ship allocation inquiry process, the inquiry unit 102d extracts and displays data from the ship allocation information table 106b based on the inquiry conditions specified in response to, for example, an operator's operation on the inquiry screen displayed on the monitor 114. The inquiry conditions may include at least one of the date, port district, and port of registration.

[0042] (3-2. Specific examples) 4 to 8 are diagrams showing sample data for explaining a specific example of the processing by the control unit 102 of the tugboat management system 100 according to this embodiment. A specific example of the processing by the control unit 102 of the tugboat management system 100 according to this embodiment will be explained with reference to Figs. 4 to 8.

[0043] (S1: Ship allocation import processing) 4 is a diagram for explaining the ship allocation import process. The ship allocation import unit 102a acquires other company ship allocation data including the date, start time, end time, port district, main ship, and tug when the ship allocation agent allocates the company's tug from the ship allocation agent system 400, generates ship allocation information according to the acquired other company ship allocation data, and registers it in the ship allocation information table 106b. Specifically, using the tug of the other company ship allocation data as a key, it acquires the port of registration from the tug master 106a, and registers the date, start time, end time, port district, main ship, tug of the other company ship allocation data, the acquired port of registration, and the ship allocation information with the ship allocation classification of "other company" in the ship allocation information table 106b.

[0044] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of ship allocation information according to other companies' ship allocation data. In the example shown in FIG. The first line shows the date "2021 / 8 / 1", ​​start time "9:00", end time "11:00", port area "01: Yokohama", vessel "△△ Maru", tug "A01: A1〇", port of registry "A: Yokohama", and shipping classification "Other company".The second line shows the date "2021 / 8 / 1", ​​start time "9:00", end time "11:00", port area "01: Yokohama", vessel "△△ Maru", tug "A02: A2〇", port of registry "A: Yokohama", and shipping classification "Other company".

[0045] (S2: Ship allocation input processing) 5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining the vessel allocation input process. For example, the vessel allocation input unit 102b registers vessel allocation information for allocating a tugboat of the company in the vessel allocation information table 106b in response to an operator's operation on the vessel allocation input screen displayed on the monitor 114. In addition, when the register button is pressed when inputting vessel allocation information on the vessel allocation input screen, the vessel allocation input unit 102b may refer to the vessel allocation information table 106b, and if a work schedule for the tugboat has already been registered for a predetermined time period between the start time and the end time on the same date, an alert may be output to prevent double registration.

[0046] Fig. 5(A) shows an example of the display of the ship allocation input screen, and Fig. 5(B) shows an example of ship allocation information. The ship allocation input screen has a header area for specifying (inputting) the date, start time, end time, port area, and ship, a tug designation area for specifying the tug and ship allocation category, and a registration button.

[0047] When data is entered in the header area and tugboat designation area and the registration button is pressed, the shipping information corresponding to the entered data is registered in the shipping information table 106b.

[0048] In the example shown in Figure 5 (A), the date "2021 / 08 / 01", start time "15:00", end time "18:00", port area "01 Yokohama", and ship "○△□Maru" are entered in the header area, and in the tug designation area, the tug "A01 A1〇" and shipping classification "tug company" are entered in the first line, and the tug "A02 A2〇" and shipping classification "tug company" are entered in the second line. When the registration button is pressed, the shipping information as shown in Figure 5 (B) is registered in the shipping information table 106b.

[0049] Fig. 6(A) shows another display example of the ship allocation input screen, and Fig. 6(B) shows another example of ship allocation information. In the example shown in Fig. 6(A), the date "2021 / 08 / 01", start time "15:00", end time "18:00", port area "03 Chiba", and ship "XYZ Maru" are entered in the header area, and in the tug designation area, the tug "C01 C1□" and ship allocation category "tug company" are entered in the first line, and the tug "C02 C2□" and ship allocation category "tug company" are entered in the second line. When the register button is pressed, the ship allocation information as shown in Fig. 6(B) is registered in the ship allocation information table 106b.

[0050] (S3: Ship allocation result notification processing) The notification unit 102c refers to the tugboat master 106a and the ship allocation information table 106b, and notifies the ship allocation agent system 400 by email as the ship allocation result, for tugboats and ports of origin that are set in the email notification category “email notification available” in the tugboat master 106a, of the data set in the shipping information under the shipping category “tugboat company.”

[0051] For example, in the tugboat master 106a shown in FIG. 2 and the example of the ship allocation information shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the tugboat and the port of registry set in the email notification category “email notification available” in the tugboat master 106a shown in FIG. 2 are the tugboat code “A01”, the tugboat name “A1〇”, and the port of registry “A: Yokohama” in the first line, and the tugboat code “A02”, the tugboat name “A2〇”, and the port of registry “A: Yokohama” in the second line. The first line shows "B01", the second line shows "B1△", and the port of registry "B: Kawasaki", and the third line shows "B01", the third line shows "B1△", and the port of registry "B: Kawasaki". Of these, the shipping information set in the shipping category "tugboat company" is the shipping information in Figure 5(B), so the shipping information in Figure 5(B) is notified to the shipping agent system 400 by email.

[0052] (S4: Ship allocation inquiry process) 7 and 8 are diagrams for explaining the ship allocation inquiry process. The inquiry unit 102d extracts and displays data from the ship allocation information table 106b based on the inquiry conditions specified by the operator's operation on the inquiry screen displayed on the monitor 114. The inquiry conditions may include at least one of the date, port district, and port of registration.

[0053] Fig. 7 shows an example of the ship allocation inquiry screen, and Fig. 8 shows an example of ship allocation information. The ship allocation inquiry screen has an area for specifying the inquiry conditions of date, port district (Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba), and port of residence (Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba), a display area in which tugboats that meet the inquiry conditions are displayed graphically by date and time, and a display button. When the inquiry conditions are specified and the display button is pressed, data that matches the inquiry conditions is read from the ship allocation information shown in Fig. 8 and displayed graphically in the display area.

[0054] As explained above, according to this embodiment, there is provided a ship allocation information table 106b in which ship allocation information including date, start time, end time, port district, main ship, tug, port of registry, and ship allocation classification specifying whether the company's tug is allocated from another company or a tug company, a ship allocation import unit 102a which obtains other company ship allocation data of other companies that have allocated a tug of a tug company by a ship allocation agent and registers ship allocation information corresponding to the other company ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table 106b, and a ship allocation input unit 102b which registers ship allocation information of the tug company's tug in the ship allocation information table. Therefore, by centrally managing the results of tugs allocated by tug companies and the results of tugs allocated by tug companies by a ship allocation agent in the same database, it becomes possible to centrally grasp the operating status of the tug companies' tugs.

[0055] [4. Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] This embodiment can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby contributing to goals 8 and 9 of the SDGs.

[0056] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 12, 13, and 15.

[0057] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, making it possible to contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0058] 5. Other embodiments The present invention may be embodied in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

[0059] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using known methods.

[0060] In addition, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, registered data for each process, information including parameters such as search conditions, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings may be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

[0061] Furthermore, with regard to the tugboat management system 100, the components shown in the figures are merely functional concepts, and do not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the figures.

[0062] For example, the processing functions of the tugboat management system 100, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit, may be realized in whole or in part by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded in a non-transient computer-readable recording medium including programmed instructions for causing an information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the tugboat management system 100 as necessary. That is, a computer program for giving instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive). This computer program is executed by being loaded into a RAM, and cooperates with the CPU to constitute the control unit.

[0063] In addition, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the tugboat management system 100 via any network, and it is also possible to download all or part of it as necessary.

[0064] In addition, the program for executing the process described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transient computer-readable recording medium, or may be configured as a program product. Here, the "recording medium" includes any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)), a Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Magneto-Optical disk (MO), a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc.

[0065] Moreover, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, and may be in any form, such as source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single configuration, but also includes a distributed configuration as multiple modules or libraries, and a program that works with a separate program, such as an OS, to achieve its function. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in each device shown in the embodiments, as well as the installation procedure after reading, may use well-known configurations and procedures.

[0066] The various databases etc. stored in the memory unit are storage means such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files etc. used for various processes and providing websites.

[0067] The tugboat management system 100 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or a workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device connected to any peripheral device. The tugboat management system 100 may be realized by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that causes the device to realize the processing described in this embodiment.

[0068] Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in any unit according to various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or the embodiments can be implemented selectively. [Explanation of symbols]

[0069] 100 Tugboat Management System 102 Control section 102a Ship Acquisition Department 102b Ship allocation input section 102c Notification Department 102d Enquiry Section 102e Screen display control unit 102f Master Maintenance Department 104 Communication interface section 106 Storage section 106a Tugboat Master 106b Ship allocation information table 108 Input / Output Interface Section 112 Input Devices 114 Output Device 200 Servers 300 Network 400 Shipping Agent System

Claims

1. A tugboat management system for use by a tugboat business operator, comprising a memory unit and a control unit, The storage unit includes: A ship allocation information table is stored in which ship allocation information including the date, start time, end time, port district, ship, tug, port of registry, and ship allocation classification that specifies whether the tug is allocated by a ship allocation agent or a tug company, The control unit is a ship allocation importing means for acquiring from a ship allocation agent ship allocation data indicating that the ship allocation agent has allocated a tugboat of the tugboat company, and registering ship allocation information corresponding to the ship allocation agent ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table; A vessel allocation input means for registering vessel allocation information of a tugboat allocated by a tugboat company in the vessel allocation information table; A tugboat management system comprising:

2. The tugboat management system according to claim 1, characterized in that, when allocating a tugboat, the ship allocation input means refers to the ship allocation information table, and outputs an alert if a work schedule for the tugboat is registered for a specified time before or after the start time or end time.

3. The control unit further includes: The tugboat management system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is provided with a query means for extracting and displaying data from the vessel allocation information table based on query conditions specified by an operator in response to an inquiry screen displayed on the display unit.

4. 4. The tugboat management system according to claim 3, wherein the inquiry conditions include at least one of a date, a port district, and a port of registry.

5. The storage unit further includes: The tugboat master is stored, which is registered by associating the tugboat, the port of residence, and the email notification category that specifies whether or not to send email notifications. The control unit further includes: The tugboat management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is provided with a notification means for referring to the tugboat master and the ship allocation information table, and notifying the ship allocation agent by email of data among the ship allocation information, including tugboats set in the tugboat master with email notification enabled and data for which the ship allocation classification is tugboat company at the port of origin.

6. A tugboat management method executed by a tugboat management system used by a tugboat business operator, the method comprising: The storage unit includes: A ship allocation information table is stored in which ship allocation information including the date, start time, end time, port district, ship, tug, port of registry, and ship allocation classification that specifies whether the tug is allocated by a ship allocation agent or a tug company, Executed in the control unit, a ship allocation import step of acquiring from a ship allocation agent ship allocation data indicating that the ship allocation agent has allocated a tugboat of the tugboat company, and registering ship allocation information corresponding to the ship allocation agent ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table; a ship allocation input step in which a tugboat company registers ship allocation information of the tugboat company's tugboat allocation in the ship allocation information table; A tugboat management method comprising:

7. A tugboat management program comprising a storage unit and a control unit, the tugboat management program being executed by a tugboat management system used by a tugboat company, The storage unit includes: A ship allocation information table is stored in which ship allocation information including the date, start time, end time, port district, ship, tug, port of registry, and ship allocation classification that specifies whether the tug is allocated by a ship allocation agent or a tug company, The control unit, a ship allocation import step of acquiring from a ship allocation agent ship allocation data indicating that the ship allocation agent has allocated a tugboat of the tugboat company, and registering ship allocation information corresponding to the ship allocation agent ship allocation data in the ship allocation information table; a ship allocation input step in which a tugboat company registers ship allocation information of the tugboat company's tugboat allocation in the ship allocation information table; A tugboat management program to carry out the above.

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