Port terminal
Industry · Ports & Harbors

Operate ports with the precision of air traffic control.

Marine forecasts and intelligence for ports, harbours and terminals — turning maritime uncertainty into operational advantage.

The challenge

A single day of downtime can cost millions. The trigger is usually marine.

Ports handle approximately 90% of global trade. The Port of Rotterdam alone contributes €60B to Dutch GDP. A single day of downtime at a major terminal costs millions in demurrage and cascades through global supply chains.

When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for six days, it disrupted $9.6B of trade per day. Modern port operations cannot afford to react to environmental events — they must anticipate and plan around them.

90%
of global trade moves through ports
$14T
of goods pass through ports each year
$9.6B
disruption per day during the Ever Given blockage
Our service

Three integrated solutions for port operators.

We deliver oceanographic and metocean forecasts customised to your port: wave height, current speed and direction, water quality, sediment dynamics — calibrated to your specific basin, berth and operational thresholds.

Solution 01
Real-Time Monitoring

Continuous measurement from buoys deployed within your port environment, or from your existing infrastructure.

  • · Wave height & period
  • · Current speed & direction
  • · Water-quality parameters
Flagship
Solution 02
Early Warnings

7-day forecasts of metocean and water-quality parameters, with alerts categorised for different port operations.

  • · Loading-window optimisation
  • · Dredging schedule support
  • · Sediment plume tracking
Solution 03
Site Intelligence & Optimisation

Historical analysis for new berth construction, channel dredging, or diagnosing recurring operational disruptions.

  • · Berth-site comparison
  • · Recurring-event diagnosis
  • · Long-term sediment trends
Parameters we forecast for ports

Predict the conditions that move your operation.

Wave Height & Period

Significant wave height, swell direction, set-down predictions for safe berthing.

Currents

Surface and depth profiles, tidal current modelling for pilotage decisions.

Sediment Transport

Plume tracking, deposition zone forecasts, scour around berths and channels.

Wind & Weather

Powered by Fugro Weather — 24/7 marine meteorology desk in Singapore and the UK.

Benefits

What changes when you can plan around the marine environment.

  • 01
    Increase berthing & pilotage safety.

    Forecast-driven scheduling means fewer marginal-condition operations and fewer near-misses.

  • 02
    Optimise loading-window scheduling.

    Identify the most favourable 24-hour windows up to seven days ahead. Reduce demurrage exposure.

  • 03
    Plan dredging campaigns intelligently.

    Sediment forecasts and historical analysis support efficient, evidence-based dredging schedules.

  • 04
    Maintain regulatory and environmental compliance.

    Continuous oceanographic intelligence supports environmental reporting and risk assessments.

Featured case study
Ras Laffan LNG terminal
Qatar · LNG terminal

Real-time intelligence at the world's largest LNG export terminal.

At Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City — home to the world's largest LNG export facility handling 77 million tonnes annually — Qatargas faced a critical challenge: how to maintain flawless operations when a single day of downtime could cost millions and disrupt global energy supply chains.

A three-buoy SEAWATCH® network now delivers real-time oceanographic, meteorological and geotechnical intelligence — supporting continuous safe loading operations with predictive analytics for wave, current, and water-quality conditions.

77 MTPA
LNG export supported
3
buoys deployed
24/7
monitoring
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Ready to operate ahead of the next marine event?

30-minute discovery call. We map your operational risk to the parameters that matter at your port, and recommend whether SEAWATCH® is a fit.

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