KMG International will allocate over six million dollars until 2018 for the modernization and automation of fuel loading-unloading systems of internal depots and terminals from Petromidia Năvodari refinery.
“The project is part of the measures taken by the Group in order to consolidate and improve the supply chain activities in Romania and is part of the vast program started in 2013 – Change for good aimed at streamlining and optimizing the entire stream of specific operations – petrochemicals, trading – supply chain, retail – marketing, upstream – industrial services. The implementation of the program will reduce the fuel loading-unloading times by 30%, automate the verification and issuance of related documents and reduce losses, will provide traceability and real time stock management”, says Zhanat Tussupbekov, CEO KMG International.
The Group has recently completed the implementation of the pilot project at Mogoșoaia depot, operated by Rompetrol Downstream – KMG International retail division in Romania. The project was started in 2014 and ensured the transparency of fuel transfer from the depot reservoirs to partners’ trucks, automation of deliveries data collection and generation, and optimization of loading time.
The project also allows to significantly reduce the technological losses, ensures a secured access by automatic identification of truck and driver, the delivery documents and licenses being verified at the depot’s gate ensuring the safe transportation of oil products on the national roads.
The Group will modernize its systems of reporting, fuel control (gasoline, diesel, LPG) loading/unloading, transfer and traceability of products from the refinery – primary logistics (train, vessel) – depots – secondary logistic (trucks).
The program will cover the six depots (Arad, Craiova, Mogoșoaia, Simleul Silvaniei, Vatra Dornei and Zărnești) and the five terminals from Petromidia Năvodari refinery, including two of terminals operated by the company in Midia port – Berth 4 and Berth 9.
The project is developed in partnership with Implico, an international consulting and Software Company with headquarters in Germany and offices in Malaysia, USA and Romania.
“This project is challenging as we deliver a central, fully automated supply management system. We created a seamless integration from terminal and refinery field equipment into Rompetrol’s ERP system and we are certain that the process optimization and controls implemented are backing the Rompetrol Downstream – KMG International retail division’s goals.”, states Michael Martens, Managing Partner of Implico.