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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2017
Cargometrics Technologies, Llc, Boston, MA (US);
Scott G. Borgerson, Boston, MA (US);
James E. Scully, Natick, MA (US);
Ethan E. Rowe, Needham, MA (US);
Robert A. Weisenseel, Arlington, MA (US);
Ronnie Hoogerwerf, Lexington, MA (US);
CARGOMETRICS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is method including receiving digital vessel data for a global fleet of vessels, the digital vessel data being one or more of AIS data, image data or radar data and combining one or more of pieces of data. The method includes inferring, based on the first combined data, a loaded/empty status of a vessel or a cargo. The method includes combining other data to yield second combined data, receiving data regarding one or more of supply, demand, and amount of available cargo to yield third combined data, generating information relating to a supply of vessels available to load at a specified port and/or deliver a cargo to a specified port, in each case within a specified period of time and generating suggestions for one or more vessels regarding future routes based on the data.