News in brief: July – September 2025: Digital
A round up of Port Strategy July – September 2025 issue’s digital news.
Xeneta Buys eeSea
Xeneta has acquired fellow Scandinavian maritime and supply chain data company, eeSea. Patrik Berglund, CEO, Xenata, explains that adding eeSea’s global schedule, transit time and reliability data to its existing range of freight rate data will enable BCO procurement teams to manage freight contracts and suppliers based on service levels, and not just cost factors, while enhancing transparency and efficiencies to how ocean freight is bought and sold.
OptEModal Platform
PSA Singapore (PSA) and Cargo Community Network (CCN) have launched OptEModal, a next-generation, one-stop digital platform that enables faster, smarter and more coordinated sea-air intermodal transshipment by integrating real-time data streams across PSA terminals. OptEModal is an intermodal shipment management platform that allows the logistics community to track multimodal shipments to reduce cost and complexity for shippers and service providers.
Digital Twins
Fundación Valenciaport has concluded its participation in the European project DT4GS (Digital Twin for Green Shipping) that is targeting faster decarbonisation of maritime transport through the use of digital twins. Fundación Valenciaport led the development of the Living Labs concept, in collaboration Euronav, Danaos, Baleària and Star Bulk, to validate the Just-in-Time (JIT) arrivals concept to improve coordination between ships and ports to reduce fuel consumption, emissions and waiting times.
New Kaleris Launch
Kaleris has launched its new Advanced Optimisation solutions, with the aim of optimising scheduling and dispatch across manned and automated RTGs and terminal trucks. Designed to complement the company’s N4 terminal operating system, the new solutions are expected to deliver faster job assignments and shorter cycle times to produce higher productivity and better fleet management, while ensuring safer working environments.
Samskip joins DCSA
Dutch logistics company Samskip has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) partnership. “We believe the future of logistics relies not just on smart systems, but on a shared digital language,” says Ragnar Thor Ragnarsson, Chief Information Officer, Samskip. DCSA is a non-profit organisation founded by 10 of the world’s largest ocean carriers to help shape the future of digital logistics. Samskip is a multimodal operator across shortsea, rail, road, and inland waterways.
Inspector Launch
Kalmar has announced the launch of Inspector, a digital application that streamlines routine inspections of material-handling equipment. Timely, regular inspections of handling equipment are critical to ensuring safety, optimal performance and compliance with company health and safety practices and local regulations. Inspector allows accurate document inspections, stores data digitally and identifies and records maintenance needs. It is an optional module of the MyKalmar INSIGHT subscription.
ROS RTG by CM Labs
Leading vendor for simulation-based training solutions in the ports, construction, and utilities industries, CM Labs Simulations, has an ultra-realistic remotely operated rubber-tired gantry (ROS RTG) training solution, expanding its Remote Operating line of products. ROS RTG comprises a remote operating desk from Spohn + Burkhardt and the Intellia ROS RTG Training Pack by CM Labs, to ensure training remotely without disrupting port operations.
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