Netherlands based Royal Dirkzwager from Maassluis (the 24/7 service provider of ship reporting and nautical data within the Dutch ports) has taken over the software branch of Port+ in Antwerp. This has created the market leader in the field of port call optimization data in the Antwerp Bruges – Rotterdam – Amsterdam (ARA) region. Port+…
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We’re really happy to be part of the Petrochemicals Global Logistics Convention (PGLC) on 16/17 June in Barcelona. Our colleague Nicolas Maes will be joining a panel to talk about port call optimization. He’ll explain how port call stakeholders can use data sharing, digital collaboration, and port call insights to eliminate port call inefficiencies, lower fuel consumption and reduce…
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Tank Storage Magazine has featured Qronoport (www.qronoport.com) as one of the top innovations in 2021. And we’re aiming to do even more in 2022! Port call optimization is more than sharing an ETA. It’s about providing port call visibility, generating detailed port call process insights, and digital collaboration between all port call stakeholders. Qronoport offers a solution…
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Tank Storage Magazine featured Qronoport in their latest edition. They talk about the issues that are causing delays in tanker port calls, the role of tank terminals in this process, and how data sharing and digital collaboration are important factors in tanker port call optimization. Feel free to read the article, and contact us if…
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We’re taking big steps towards making Qronoport a multi-port platform for port call optimization. After being tried and tested in the Port of Antwerp, we now successfully ingested and processed port community data from the port of Flushing. The integration of a second port is a big step in the development of the platform, as we can…
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The latest issue of Flows magazine features an interview (in Dutch) with our CEO Jan Van Dooren, together with Norbert Kouwenhoven (TradeLens). They talk about data sharing as the foundation for a lot of the innovation that is required to build the smart ports of the future. Our own port call optimization platform Qronoport and our app PortCall Mobile are just two…
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The destination berth of a vessel being occupied at the time of arrival at the pilot station is one of the most important causes of waiting times at anchorage. It’s definitely not the only cause, but our analysis of waiting times at anchorage for the Port of Antwerp shows that there’s a clear correlation. We…
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Tankers and gas carriers have to wait at anchorage much longer and more frequently than other vessel types. On average tankers have to wait more than 19 hours at anchorage for the Port of Antwerp. Gas carriers have to wait about 30 hours. Our analysis of waiting times at anchorage for the Port of Antwerp…
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In 2020, average waiting times at anchorage for tankers calling at the Port of Antwerp saw a steep rise in April and May. In the second half of the year, we see a slow return to lower average waiting times. The corona-pandemic definitely had an impact on waiting times at anchorage. Want to know more?…
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Ten reasons why tanker port calls are not as efficient as they could be. Or in other words: a lot of opportunities to optimize tanker port calls. In this article, we list 10 of the most important reasons why there is currently too much time being wasted during tanker port calls. We believe that data…
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