Challenge
TT-Line, a leading ferry service provider operating across the Baltic Sea, needed a solution to enhance real-time data communication between the ship crew and the central systems. Despite having an existing booking solution for customers with high transport volumes, the company faced challenges in ensuring seamless and timely data exchange. Real-time data delivery and security were critical for smooth operations, making it essential to improve data flow efficiency and secure sensitive information exchanged on the ship.
TT-Line, a leading ferry service provider operating across the Baltic Sea, needed a solution to enhance real-time data communication between the ship crew and the central systems. Despite having an existing booking solution for customers with high transport volumes, the company faced challenges in ensuring seamless and timely data exchange. Real-time data delivery and security were critical for smooth operations, making it essential to improve data flow efficiency and secure sensitive information exchanged on the ship.
Solution
Baltic Amadeus developed a Data/API Hub for TT-Line to enable real-time data exchange between the ship crew, tablets, and other integrated systems. The solution was built on Microsoft Azure, utilizing components such as API Management, Azure Functions, EventHub, Data Factory, Network, and VPN Connections.
The Data/API Hub solution not only facilitated instant data exchange but also integrated seamlessly with the existing Azure AD infrastructure, ensuring that security and compliance standards were met. High-level security practices were implemented to guarantee safe data transactions, making the new hub a reliable solution for sensitive maritime operations.
Baltic Amadeus developed a Data/API Hub for TT-Line to enable real-time data exchange between the ship crew, tablets, and other integrated systems. The solution was built on Microsoft Azure, utilizing components such as API Management, Azure Functions, EventHub, Data Factory, Network, and VPN Connections.
The Data/API Hub solution not only facilitated instant data exchange but also integrated seamlessly with the existing Azure AD infrastructure, ensuring that security and compliance standards were met. High-level security practices were implemented to guarantee safe data transactions, making the new hub a reliable solution for sensitive maritime operations.
Results
- Improved Data Exchange: The Data/API Hub enabled real-time communication between the freight booking system, ship crew tablets, and other partners, reducing delays and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Enhanced Data Security: The new hub introduced advanced security measures, ensuring protected and secure data transfer across the maritime environment.
- Centralised Data Management: With a centralised storage system, TT-Line can now store, access, and organise valuable information and pictures from trailer gates efficiently.
- Better Data Quality: The flexibility and adaptability of the data messages improved, resulting in higher-quality data management and increased accuracy in operations.
- Improved Data Exchange: The Data/API Hub enabled real-time communication between the freight booking system, ship crew tablets, and other partners, reducing delays and enhancing operational efficiency.
- Enhanced Data Security: The new hub introduced advanced security measures, ensuring protected and secure data transfer across the maritime environment.
- Centralised Data Management: With a centralised storage system, TT-Line can now store, access, and organise valuable information and pictures from trailer gates efficiently.
- Better Data Quality: The flexibility and adaptability of the data messages improved, resulting in higher-quality data management and increased accuracy in operations.