Company:Portvision
| Industry | Maritime Shipping Industry |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dean Rosenberg and Jim Drewett |
| Headquarters | San Diego , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
PortVision is a web service that allows maritime shipping and transportation companies to track commercial vessel traffic, including real-time vessel locations and up to five years of historical data.
History
The PortVision vessel-tracking service was created in 2006 by Airsis, a San Diego-based company formed in 2004 from the merger of Abaris Technologies, founded by Dean Rosenberg, and Applied Digital Security Inc., founded by Jim Drewett. Portvision uses the Automatic Identification System (AIS), a technology and communication protocol that adopted by the International Maritime Organization as an international standard for ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship communication of navigation information. The service provides oil companies, marine terminal operators, fleet owners/operators and other maritime users with information about commercial vessel activities within ports and inland waterways. The service was developed after TOTAL Petrochemical and three other refineries in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas, area asked Airsis to develop a more elaborate, ship-tracking version of an on-line mapping system that the company had designed for the Port of Houston.[1] Current users include international ports like the Port of New Orleans as well as large inland ports in the US.[2]
Development and uses
In 2010, the firm introduced its TerminalSmart product, which gives terminal operators access to PortVision's real-time and historical AIS database.[3] In November 2011, the firm added a Dock Management System module that enables oil companies to automate terminal processes, integrate communications, create event alerts, and manage on-water incidents and events. In 2011, the company also introduced a Fleet Management System module.[4] By 2011, the service was processing 40 million vessel positions a day, had archived over 15 billion arrival, departure, and vessel movement records since its inception[5] and was operating in most major U.S. ports/regions and over 200 international regions.[6] That year, the company received the 2011 Plimsoll Award for Innovation for its maritime product lines.[7]
Maritime use
During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 210, the service was used by the response team to monitor up to 5,050 sea vessels, 30,800 personnel, and several dozen aircraft at a time.[8][9] It is also used in dispute resolution over maritime incidents.[10] During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident, Today AIS technology is mandated by international law in order to prevent maritime collisions.[3][6]
References
- ↑ Bruce V. Bigelow (November 3, 2006). "Ship-tracking sleuths". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306024816/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/articlelink/ccat_sdsu3/ccat_sdsu3.html. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ Dean Rosenberg (February 1, 2012). "AIS date intelligence improves security by enhancing maritime domain awareness". Government Security News Magazine. p. E5. http://gsnmagazine.epubxpress.com/wps/portal/gsn/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3iLkCAPEzcPIwP3ADc3A0_nEBdjy5BgY_dQY_1I_ShznPI-hvohIBMz9SMtDA2MQMxi_UgDEF2gH2msX5CdmFSVGqkIAPt3kDU!/. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Making the Marine Highway Safer: An Exclusive Interview with PortVision CEO Dean Rosenberg". Inland Port Magazine. March–April 2011. pp. 17–21. http://issuu.com/inlandport/docs/ip-112-for-web. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ↑ "PortVision optimizes fleet communications". Maritime Journal. March 28, 2012. http://www.maritimejournal.com/features101/onboard-systems/navigation-and-communication/portvision-optimizes-fleet-communications. Retrieved Junde 25, 2012.
- ↑ "PortVision... Working With Workboats (SatCom)". SAT Magazine. May 19, 2011. http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=2123843870. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Dean Rosenberg, CEO of PortVision". Maritime Professional. http://www.maritimeprofessional.com/Interviews/Dean-Rosenberg.aspx. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ↑ John Gormley (2011). "Plimsoll Awards go to Kings Point teacher, Samson R&D and PortVision". Professional Mariner. http://professionalmariner.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&type=gen&mod=Core+Pages&gid=0EA7AB1B0D5D4EF684B2B00093812F3D. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ↑ "New Web-Based Service Platform for Marine Terminal Operators". Inland Port Magazine. July–August 2010. p. 26.
- ↑ "Nordic Tankers uses vessel tracking system". Tanker Operator Magazine. August–September 2010. p. 46. http://www.tankeroperator.com/pastissues/toaugsept2010web.pdf.
- ↑ Raina Clark (December 27, 2010). "PortVision: A Helping Hand in the Deepwater Horizon Response". Maritime Reporter Magazine. http://www.marinelink.com/news/portvision-deepwater336601.aspx. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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