Portchain Connect & Quay Berth Planning

Portchain ApS builds cloud software for berth planning and berth alignment between container terminals and shipping lines. The footer names the legal entity as an ApS, a Danish company form; the pages fetched do not state a headquarters or founding year.

Portchain Connect is a berth alignment network where carriers and terminals exchange ETA and ETD digital handshakes, view-only shared plans and AIS data. Portchain Quay is a scenario-based berth planning tool with predictive analytics on resource allocation, infeasible arrival times and move productivity. The site cites 200+ container terminals and several top-10 shipping lines.

• Digital handshakes: ETA and ETD agreement between carriers and terminals.
• Scenario-based berth planning: Portchain Quay plans berth, crane and resources.
• Predictive analytics: flags infeasible arrival times and forecasts moves and productivity.
• Alerting and AIS: embedded AIS and automated alerts.
• Sharing views: configurable view-only real-time plans for stakeholders.
• Integrations: multiple integration options with carrier and terminal systems.

A container terminal in southern Vietnam could share berth windows with calling lines through Connect. A feeder operator serving Vietnamese ports could use ETA handshakes to reduce idle time at anchorage.

Replaces spreadsheets and emails with shared digital berth plans. Digital handshakes on ETA and ETD support just-in-time arrivals and lower waiting time. Predictive analytics flag infeasible arrival times early. The site reports 800,000 tonnes of CO2 prevented since the network launched in 2022 (vendor figure).

Berth congestion and schedule unreliability are driving demand for shared planning between carriers and terminals. The site lists Penang Port among its customers, which shows adoption in the region as Southeast Asian terminals look to reduce vessel waiting.

Portchain ApS. The site states 200+ container terminals in its network and 14 million USD or more in investment raised. Partners announced in 2026 include X-Press Feeders (18 August 2026). Customers listed include Penang Port, DP World, COSCO and Hapag-Lloyd.