Predictive Visibility & Demand Forecasting for Logistics

Our Supply Chain Value Proposition

Leverage the power of external data to optimise your supply chain today

Achieve OTIF for all your shipments transported through Ocean shipping
Receive risk notifications of shipment delays up to 5 days in advance and alternative shipping routes
Get full visibility of the entire shipment voyage from the port of loading to the port of discharge
Save significant time otherwise spent on manually checking for container status updates
Access accurate ETA predictions with an ease of mind through enterprise-level security and scalable cloud platform

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Our Growing Prediction Record

80000

Containers

3569

Vessels

90

Accuracy (%)

100000

Hours Saved p.a.

5

YoY Improved Revenues (millions)

Intelligent Vessel & Container Visibility

How we help

Improve container on-time reliability and receive delay warnings days in advance

Intelligent Container Visibility

Relying on container shipping schedules to track and trace is no longer a reliable option. Automate track and trace for your containers globally using machine learning

Receive early warning notifications for any shipment delays in real time and inform your factories, warehouses and truckers beforehand to reduce detention charges

In addition to arrival predictions, we provide you with qualitative reasons for delay like congestion or weather adversities.

Have you been manually tracking shipment updates? Reduce manual eta tracking by up to 80% and start securing your shipments on time in full

Track Your Container

Optimize capacity of transport assets with efficient forecasting and demand management

Cargo Demand Forecasting

Static demand data is crippling your pricing and revenue management. Improve yield management by accurately forecasting demand up to 3 months ahead

We take into account external indicators such as economic patterns, market capacity, customer no shows, cancellations & rollovers, seasonalities and holidays to forecast demand for you

Real-time demand forecasting allows you to implement dynamic pricing for better capacity utilisation and improve your sales and operations planning process

Demand forecasting is done at a granular level, down to the scale of global (air)port-pairs

Build scenarios with your internal promotions and capacity strategies today

Forecast Demand

Case Study

Intelligent Container Visibility for a Global Freight Forwarder

Client: Global freight forwarder, with more than 700,000 ocean container TEUs shipped annually

The Challenge: How to improve customer satisfaction using real-time cargo tracking

Solution: Intelligent Container Visibility

95%+ Forecast Accuracy

Accurate real-time prediction of container movement and potential risks were provided, using the latest machine learning algorithms

>$500,000 Cost Savings Per Annum

Buffer stocks and emergency shipments were reduced, lowering supply chain costs

83,000 Hours Saved p.a.

Time that was spent chasing shipment updates was saved. Predictive risk management identified potential problems based on the weather, schedule changes, rollovers, delays, congestion, etc.

Optimized Carrier Selection & Auditing

Carriers were compared using multiple metrics – per trade lane, transit time, arrival time, etc. Client could review carrier based on reliability in addition to cost

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Customer Testimonials

“It was a pleasure to learn about Portcast capabilities to enhance the data visibility through predictive analytical & forecasting model. We are deploying their technology and expect to improve the accuracy of forecasting and demand planning process for our business.”
Managing DirectorGlobal cargo airline

“Portcast predictive ETA is very valuable to shorten time as a forwarder to update client on container status and improve customer service level.”
Account managerGlobal forwarder

“After several months of testing and sense checking with clients, we could confirm the Portcast prediction accuracy is 90% and very importantly, we could receive the prediction 5.64 days earlier than carrier updating schedule. This is tremendous value for our clients that they can have additional 5 days to take countermeasures against schedule disruptions.”
Account managerGlobal forwarder

“Portcast solution improves the customer satisfaction KPI by 2.5 times and saves thousands of man-hours for our business.”
Strategic yield managerGlobal shipping line