TraPac Transformation Case Study
TraPac: Data Visualization Driving Better Operations
How TEDIVO Vessel Designer & BAPLIE Viewer Online combined to reduce time to build/reconfigure vessel profiles by 70%, saving over 200+ hours annually.
Quantifiable Impact
Conservative estimates based on TraPac's operational data
The Challenge
TraPac's Oakland and Los Angeles terminals saw operational bottlenecks managing vessels ranging between 4.6k-16k TEU each week.
Manual Vessel Profiles
Can take 4-8 hrs/vessel of tedious, painstaking work
Error-Prone BAPLIE Files
Up to 3 hours cleanup work per incorrect BAPLIE, sometimes twice a week
Operations Burden
Loading vessel profiles and managing EDI mappings and errors can create delays and backlogs.
The Solution
TEDIVO Vessel Designer + BAPLIE Viewer Online: A comprehensive digital transformation
Optimized Profile Building
- Direct BAPLIE importing
- Auto-constructs ~80% of definitions
- Copy/Paste bay configs saves time
- Build time cut from as much as 8 hours to 1
When I have to build a ship, just so you know, I enjoy doing it. I get to shut my office door, I turn my music on, and everybody knows to leave me alone, and I just sit in here and I build a ship. Using the auto-construct was a huge help on one of my latest MSC ships...
I was able to get most of it built just from the BAPLIEs they sent us and some pictures. That alone was a huge help.
The integration back and forth between BAPLIE Viewer and Vessel Designer is absolutely seamless and works really, really well. It’s a very user-friendly, easy-to-use product."
Right now, we bring in almost every BAPLIE into BAPLIE Viewer to see if we have any errors, and then we bring it into [the TOS] and fix it based on what we’re looking at in BAPLIE Viewer.
That's why I'm excited to get the API setup, because we’ve had numerous errors – wrong ISO codes, port codes, too much line information – and if a BAPLIE is wrong, absolutely it can be one to three hours of rework.
Catching that in BAPLIE Viewer before it hits the TOS is a big deal for us."
BAPLIE File Validation
- Pre-TOS error correction
- Consistent mapping
- Integrity confirmation
- Prevents cascading failures
- Flags heavy / atypical cargo early
Knowledge Centralization
- Eliminates specialized knowledge
- Leverages our global community
- Reduced IT dependency
- Scalable across terminals
Vessel Designer is such an easy tool to use.
We had a big issue in [a legacy workflow] where we ended up leaving six containers behind because of how it rewrote our tiers.
When this whole thing happened, the first question was, ‘Was TEDIVO the problem?’ I said, no – it worked exactly as we wanted it to. It did everything it was supposed to do.
Interview excerpts from
Captain Christopher Muat
Senior Operations Manager
Strategic Value Beyond ROI
Long-term operational transformation
Standardization
Unified vessel definition format and BAPLIE process across Oakland and LA terminals.
Data Integrity
Clean, validated BAPLIEs reduce conflicts, mis-stows, and safety risks due to equipment limits.
Future Integration
API-based uploads, recaps, and outbound validation capabilities.
Fast Training
Experienced planners pick up Vessel Designer in under an hour, without formal training courses.
Intuitive Workflow
Planners avoid the “million clicks” of legacy tools and can focus on planning, not fighting the interface.
Seamless Feedback Loop
Integration between TEDIVO products means errors are caught and fixed before data ever touches the TOS.
Building a profile is one thing, but verification is where we get the real value day to day. Safety is always first. Flagging cargo outside lifting limits early is a big deal. With a mix of cranes, right-berthing is a puzzle. Seeing the plan early helps us avoid expensive misses."
[Creating a Vessel Profile from a BAPLIE file] was something we didn’t have [when I was working] in Virginia. I used to import the stow plan because you get the PDF version from Evergreen and it was in Chinese, and you’re trying to decipher, ‘is that a 40 foot?’ It was easy to import it into your product and build it from that. That it auto-constructs is a huge time save.”
“In the old days, you had to build them off a fax. Sometimes a fax of a fax."
Interview summary from
Chris Lambert and
Greg Linbeck, TraPac Operations
ROI Summary
Comprehensive impact across all operational areas
| Impact Area | Modeled Annual Benefit | Key Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| Vessel Profile Build Efficiency | 200+ hours saved | 4-8 hrs → ~1 hour per vessel |
| BAPLIE cleanup Reduction | 150-250 hours saved | 70-90% reduction in stowage to profile mismatches |
| Workload Reduction | 100+ hours saved | Less time correcting TOS |
| Report Generation | 50-100 hours saved | 30-45 min per vessel call |
| Operational Reliability | Significant soft savings | Higher carrier satisfaction |
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