How can port operators use Spire Maritime AIS data?
Track incoming vessels, including reliable estimated time of arrival
Plan berths and
resource allocation
Optimize daily
port operations
Monitor and respond
to crisis events
Relevant blog posts on Port operations
Port of Busan: A tech-powered port for a tech forward nation
Like the nation for which it serves as the major port, the Port of Busan has grown dramatically since the end of World War II. After serving as a modest harbor for centuries, it was expanded in the late 1800s to serve as a trade hub with China and Japan, and grew rapidly in the 1960s as South Korea became an export powerhouse. Today, the port is the world’s seventh busiest.
Read more COVID Continues to Throw Curveballs for China’s Ports
As has become clear, the endpoint of COVID-19—if it ever comes—won’t be as plainly defined as when it took off in the first quarter of 2020. Here we are now, two years later, and though things seem currently under control in the United States and Europe (though the Omicron subvariant BA.2 may be changing that), the impact of the pandemic is still coursing around the world.
Read more Port of Hamburg: An old port thriving in today’s world
The Germans know what they have in the port of Hamburg. Known in its native land as Das Tor zur Welt—The Gateway to the World—it is just that, the nation’s primary transit point for goods.
Read more How Jeddah Islamic Port is growing into its future
The port of Jeddah, which for centuries was a primary access point for people making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is the second-largest port in the Arab world and the region’s industrial transportation gateway.
Read more What Makes the Port of Jebel Ali a Wonder
In less than five decades, the Port of Jebel Ali has grown into one of the world’s ten busiest ports. It is vital to the infrastructure and economy of the entire Gulf region and the center of the United Arab Emirates’ economy.
Read more Port of Zeebrugge: The Merging of History and Innovation
Now an established part of West Flanders’ long heritage of trade and commerce, the modern Port of Zeebrugge is a key transport hub for not only Belgium but all of northern Europe. It is a diverse transportation axis that incorporates the latest port operations technology and serves everyone who depends on the global supply chain.
Read more The Canadian Coast Guard: Celebrating 60 Years of Service While Navigating a Bright Future
From coast to coast, sailors and boaters have had someone to rely on in times of confusion or danger.
Read more The Port of St. Petersburg and Its Impact on Global Trade
Russia’s second largest city, Saint Petersburg, is among the most crucial locations for shipping and logistics on the planet. It serves as the maritime capital of Russia, being the biggest industrial and transportation center in the nation.
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