Resources

We’ve made it easier than ever for you to access PortLog resources (customer videos, guides, webinars and the latest insights).

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We hope you find these useful.

Customer videos

Norden

How has PortLog helped Norden to address unpaid time?

How does co-creation work for Norden and Marcura?

How important is it for you to work with a partner that provides strong protective layers from a compliance perspective?

PortLog Pro case study

Webinars

Predicting demurrage with PortLog

Should you be making quicker, more profitable fixture decisions using data and analysis over gut feeling and instinct?

Watch our demo webinar recording to understand how to leverage the 38.2m digitised events in PortLog to identify fixture risks and improve the accuracy of your voyage estimates.

Our 45-minute session covers:

How to use PortLog to power-up your voyage estimates, with a focus on the value of predicting demurrage
An overview of the Veson IMOS Platform integration
A demo of some of the latest PortLog features, including “Will my vessel fit?”, Agent Request and cost drivers
Exclusive port data insights
Q&A

Using PortLog Pro to improve accuracy of estimating unpaid time

Do you understand your fixture terms well enough to know how much port time will be counting vs. non-counting?

Watch this 20-min recorded webinar to learn:

How to use PortLog Pro to generate data-driven voyage estimates, evaluate potential fixtures and improve accuracy of estimating unpaid time
How our integration between the Veson IMOS Platform and PortLog uses automation to help you leverage extremely accurate key figures in just a few simple clicks

This webinar is for existing PortLog customers not yet on Pro, plus chartering managers and freight traders looking for a check-before-fixing tool.

Reports

Navigating new financial seas

Marcura’s report showcases how digitalising different aspects of a voyage can generate substantial financial gains, helping financial leaders steer their way through the complex maritime digital solutions landscape.

Guides

PortLog one-pager

Our one-pager outlines how you can benefit from the 38.2 digitised events in PortLog and how to improve your voyage estimates.

PortLog value assessment

To help you evaluate the benefits of upgrading to PortLog Pro, we recommend working together on a value assessment using data from your Veson IMOS Platform and PortLog.

Agent request feature

PortLog can provide accurate cost estimates for 95% of your voyages. For the remaining 5% of locations, you may currently consult port agents.

Request PDAs and restrictions from 7,000+ agents covering 3,000+ ports
View your preferred agents based on proximity, port call volumes, terminal experience and commodity knowledge
Contact the most suitable agents in every port
Personalise your messages
All with the support of PortLog, ensuring agents provide a response

Insights

Turn time: Where is 12 hours not enough?

The dry bulk industry practice is to allocate 12 hours as “turn time” when calculating voyage results.

But is that always enough?

Port delays in the time of COVID

One of the reports we run on a regular basis for our customers is port delays as a result of COVID.

Thanks to the information put through our platform, we are able to compile this data.

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Marcura Observations celebrates its 1st year

The Marcura Observations team celebrates its first year with over 1,500 maritime and port insights published, covering a wide range of subjects.