Cogent

Manage terminal supply operations with the TankWorks Scheduling and Inventory System. Deploying TankWorks for your liquid bulk terminals establishes the visibility and information to manage tank scheduling, operations/fulfillment and inventory monitoring functions. TankWorks offers management the measurement and reporting tools necessary to improve asset utilization, supply decisions and logistics planning across customers and facilities:

Tank Specs & Gauging
  • Maintain tank specifications and assignments
  • Maintain tank strapping charts
  • Tankworks calculator for quick level-volume conversions
Terminal Operations
  • Schedule pipeline, marine, rail and tank-to-tank product movements
  • Record tank gauges to complete inbound and outbound transactions
  • Compute inventory positions for dedicated and co-mingled customers
  • Report on performance and operations activity
    Emissions exception measurement
  • Transaction Documentation [Marine BOL, Product Transfer]
Inbound Rail Process
  • Complete inbound rail visibility and management
  • Railcar tracking from shipper to plant
  • Built-in railroad communications for switching requests
  • Automated capture of key plant events during unloading process
  • Empty rail BOL creation and communication
  • Customer inventory and transaction data recording
  • Scanner integration for high-volume facilities
  • Dwell/Demurrage measurement
  • Toptech TMS data integration
Customer Services
  • Access up-to-date transactional information via reports
  • Provides estimated physical inventory information based on unconfirmed and confirmed movements
  • Generates current daily/monthly and historical reports

PetrolShip

PetrolShip is a web-based application that allows liquid bulk terminals using TankWorks to communicate with their customers. PetrolShip delivers secure access to customer inventory positions and available storage, as well as transaction histories. PetrolShip enhances the value of the TankWorks system beyond internal operations by providing customer support through web-based services.

The initial release of PetrolShip includes three major components:
  • User authentication and security
  • Dynamic customer inventory and transaction reports across facilities
  • Railcar visibility and status
  • TankWorks integration
  • Optional access to Visitrack rail tracking system

TankWorks and Petrolship may be implemented to serve an individual terminal or a corporate enterprise with an integrated set of terminals.

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