Despite the rainfall, the very first edition of the Maritime Karting Trophy was an amazing success. 26 teams from the maritime industry took part in a race that required speed but even more efficiency. The combination of challenging wet and unpredictable driving conditions and optimizing pitstop strategies makes this race a true endurance challenge. Thank…
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We’ll be attending the very first “Port of Antwerp-Bruges Chemistry & Energy Summit” in Weiden am See (Austria) on the 19th of May. Looking forward to hearing from speakers like Elmar Ockenfels, Walter Holzhammer, Markus Horcher, Filip Masquillier, … on how companies in the (petro)chemical industry will deal with the supply chain challenges in this region. Although the focus of Qronoport is…
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Tank Storage Magazine has featured Qronoport 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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The international jury of the Tank Storage Awards selected Qronoport as a nominee in the category “Emerging Technology”. It’s always nice to be recognized as an innovative force in the liquid bulk and tank storage industry. The category “Emerging Technology” is an interesting category with very diverse innovative technologies. We look forward to learning more…
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We’re proud to announce that we are a partner of the “Supply chain & logistics in Chemical/Petrochemical Summit”, on the 17th/18th November 2021, in Amsterdam and online. The main topics at the conference are sustainability and digitalization. Improving the environmental sustainability of the chemical supply chain is a key target, but at the same time, the cost…
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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…
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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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We analyzed more than 32.000 port calls at the Port of Antwerp from 2018 to 2020. 12 hours and 17 minutes, that’s the average waiting time at anchorage for the Port of Antwerp over this 3-year period for all vessel types. Interested in learning more? You can find the results of our analysis in the…
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