MCP joins Multimodal

Maritime Cargo Processing plc (MCP) was formed in 1985 principally to manage and market the FCP80 application implemented in 1984. During its history MCP grew FCP80 (latterly known as FCPS) to be the preeminent UK port community system and then successfully replaced FCPS with a browser based application called Destin8 in 2007.

Our Port Community System, Destin8, handles and processes huge volumes of data and information relating to international trade – collecting, storing, exchanging and distributing it among and between almost 700 companies and Government offices involved in international trade and transport.

Destin8 operates in several UK ports and inland clearance locations, including Felixstowe, Harwich, Ipswich, Immingham, Hull, Teesport, Tyne, Grangemouth, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bristol, Thamesport and Tilbury.

It provides for the electronic exchange of information between all port sectors, including Shipping Lines/Agents, Port Authorities, Terminal Operators, Customs and other Government Agencies, Clearing Agents/Customs Brokers and road and rail hauliers/operators.

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is used extensively.

We are also heavily involved in assisting and promoting trade facilitation through involvement with organisations such as SITPRO in the UK and internationally at the World Customs Organisation, the International Association of Ports and Harbours and the UN, as well as by undertaking consultancy projects in this field.