For your business
For terminals
Knowing a vessel is coming is not enough. Knowing whether it arrives full or empty is what sets your crane and labour plan.
The question you are asking today
"How much work is walking through the gate this week?" A laden vessel needs crane hours, gangs and trucks. A vessel in ballast mostly needs bunkers and a berth. The difference decides your roster — and you often only learn it on arrival.
What VPM puts in front of you
- A forward count of vessels predicted into your port, split by load state — laden versus ballast, from draught.
- Expected arrival windows, so the count lands on the right days.
- The likely onward move, which hints at turnaround type.
A two-to-four-day read on how much cargo work is coming — the kind of planning larger ports get from an expensive terminal operating system, without one.
What it is built on
Next-call prediction, real sea-route timing, and a draught-based load signal. Documented in The Port View and Accuracy & methodology.
Where this stands
Live for tracked vessels, growing with port coverage. Get in touch to see the view for your terminal.