Port Intelligence
This page explains the Port Intelligence Product.
It provides only Ocean Mode data.
Is available globally.
While tracking ocean vessels and containers, project44 stores data such as dwell times and port-to-port transit times about every Shipment.
The Port Intelligence Product aggregates all data about these Shipments, calculates certain st atistics from it such as median dwell times, and presents it in a VOC Dashboard as well as making it available via the Port Intelligence API.
Through this Product, Customers see what kinds of situations occur at what different ports at what times based upon the millions of Shipments project44 has tracked all over the world.
This data helps Customers make sound decisions, such as updating ETAs to their customers or rerouting their shipments to different ports, as well as keeping other stakeholders up to date with credible information.
The table below details the current data available through Port Intelligence:
Bold: VOC Dashboard only.
Table 1. Current Port Intelligence Functionality
Metric |
Description |
Statistics Provided |
|---|---|---|
UN/LOCODE location code for ports |
A complete list of all ports for which project44 has data along with the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations for each port. |
|
Vessel Anchor Dwell |
The time in days it takes for a vessel to actually moor in port once it has arrived in the vicinity. |
|
Vessel Berthing Dwell |
The time in days a vessel spends inside a terminal being loaded or unloaded. |
|
Container Loading Dwell |
The time in days a container spends sitting in a port after gate-in before being loaded on a vessel. |
By port Worldwide 25th, 50th (Median), 75th percentiles Timespans: Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Graphics of statistics over time |
Container Discharge Dwell |
The time in days a container spends sitting in a port after being discharged before gate-out. |
|
Approaching Vessels (a.k.a. Vessel Count) |
The number of inbound container vessels to this port. |
Timespans: Snapshot updated Daily |
Table 2. Customer Benefits
Customer Type |
Benefit |
|---|---|
|
Shipper Freight Forwarder Logistics Service Provider |
Take into account port congestion when forecasting inventory and shipment arrivals. Credibly communicate cause of delays to customers, suppliers, and team members. Plan alternate routes to avoid congestion. |
|
Consulting Firm Financial Firm Market Research Firm Marketing Team |
Take the supply chain into account when considering pricing and product availability. |
News Agency |
Report on supply chain tendencies. Scoop other news outlets by having this data immediately available. |
Plans for future Port Intelligence functionality include integrating this data as described in the table below.
Potential Functionality |
Description |
Benefit |
|---|---|---|
(API) Port List |
Provides a complete list of all ports for which project44 has data. |
Enables API Customers to determine which ports project44 has data on as well as the ports' UN/LOCODEs, latitudes, and longitudes. |
Port-to-Port Transit Times |
Predicts how long a particular vessel leaving a particular port at a particular time will take to reach a particular destination port. |
Enables Customers to route through the ports currently best suited to get their shipments delivered the fastest. |
TEU Capacity |
Provides the twenty-foot equivalent unit cargo capacity of a container port. |
Enables Customers to understand the cargo throughput of a port. |
Carrier Performance |
Compares how quick and reliable Carriers are against one another between different ports. |
Enables Customers to choose the quickest, most reliable Carriers for their shipments. |
Predictive Congestion |
Predicts which ports will be overcrowded at what times. |
Enables Customers to schedule their shipments at off-peak times for a port or through ports that will be free at the time needed. |
Personal Network Overlay |
Allows Customer to pull project44 data relevant to their personal port-and-Carrier network to overlay on top of the general project44 Network data. |
Enables Customers to focus on the network they actually use instead of seeing all data from everywhere. |