Introduction
Achieve cost leadership in your tugboat operations
PortCaptain is a tool for tugboat operators competing in multi-operator ports. In those ports, there is often a price-driven competition, so cost leadership is key. But not only that. Knowing your own and your customer's cost base will enable better pricing and target the business that best matches your operational profile.
Compare what competing can look like with PortCaptain:
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Competing without cost leadership and cost transparency of your competitors leads to suboptimal business results.
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Unclear Pricing Structures Pricing decisions are made without a clear view of underlying costs, making it difficult to quote competitively or confidently. |
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Manual Tracking, Manual Headaches Data is logged by hand or scattered across systems, leading to inconsistencies, delays, and missed insights. |
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No Benchmark to Aim For Without peer comparisons, operators fly blind—unsure how their performance stacks up or where they stand in the market. |
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Unclear How to Improve Operators know things that could be better, but do not know what to change, or how much impact it will make. |
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Fuel Use Feels Like a Fixed Cost High fuel consumption and emissions are accepted as the norm, with little insight into what’s avoidable.
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PowerCaptain relies on Data Analytics and Performance Feedback. It will enable:
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Cost Transparency, Built In Break down every job by cost drivers—time, fuel, usage—so pricing reflects reality and protects margins. |
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Automated Tracking, Real-Time Precision Utilization and activity data flows in automatically, accurately, efficiently, and are ready to act on. |
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Performance Benchmarking at a Glance See how your fleet compares to industry peers on utilization, fuel burn, and turnaround times. |
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Actionable Levers for Cost Leadership Identify the specific operational levers—like scheduling, idling, or deployment—that drive performance gains. |
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Fuel & Emissions Insights That Drive Change Spot patterns of overconsumption and reduce emissions with targeted operational adjustments. |
PortCaptain Reports
Operational insights that matter
Cost Leadership Tool
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Tug Capacity Tool
Tug Capacity Tool offers critical visibility into how tugs are utilized, across customers, port zones and operational scenarios.
Customer Value Tool
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How it works
How do we implement PortCaptain into your operations
Connect & Capture: Gain Real-Time Visibility
We tap into AIS and your operational data to build a complete picture of your tug operations. You immediately gain insight into your job history, fuel usage, vessel activity, and competitor movements.
Benchmark & Compare: See Where You Stand
We analyze your fleet’s performance in context by comparing it with industry peers operating in the same port. You will know exactly how you perform on critical metrics.
Improve & Lead: Take Data-Driven Action
We highlight specific operational levers such as reducing idle time, optimizing scheduling, and improving tug allocation. These actions help drive efficiency, lower costs, and support smarter pricing.
Testimonials
See what others have to say after working with us
Marcel de Graaff
Tugboat Captain at Fairplay Towage
Jonathan Archer
Regional Manager at Moran
Justin Pasman
Tugboat captain at Multraship
Riccardo Faggiani
Program Implementation Coordinator MedTug
Frans Jorna
Tugboat Captain at Fairplay Towage