Schedule decision support for Port Hedland shippers

Better options. Better asks.

The schedule changes for 8 of 10 sailings. PortPilot turns each change into a decision you can act on.

Open, no account required.

  • 580 Mt a year
  • Loading >1,000 t/min
  • Schedules change 8 of 10 times
  • Built in Port Hedland

Source: Pilbara Ports annual results.

The map.

Every vessel, berth and schedule for Port Hedland, in one view. What you see is what the product reads.

hedland.portpilot.com.au/map

Three commitments decide everything.

  • Berth window

    When the berth is yours.

  • Sailing tide

    When you can sail, and how deep.

  • Cargo readiness

    Whether the tonnes are ready in time.

When one moves, the others move. PortPilot shows you how far, and how soon.

The moment that matters.

Every schedule change opens a short list of options, each with its own clock.

  • Sail as planned
  • Finish loading, take the next tide
  • A later slot on the same tide
  • An earlier sailing
  • A swap
  • 24
  • 12
  • 9
  • 6
  • 4

hours

Discrete opportunities, not a sliding scale.

Miss the clock and the option lapses, whatever it was worth.

Notice periods: Pilbara Ports Vessel Movement Protocols.

What PortPilot does.

  • Watches the port

    Every vessel, berth, tide and schedule version.

  • Identifies the options

    What the port's rules permit for your vessel right now.

  • Tracks each window

    How much notice each option still needs.

  • Quantifies the trade-off

    What each option is worth against the others.

Who it’s for.

  • Shipping and logistics teams

    Know your options before the phone rings.

  • Operations planners

    See how a schedule change lands on cargo readiness.

  • Commercial teams

    Understand what each tide is worth before you ask for it.

The product summary.

Four pages on what PortPilot shows, how the clocks work, and who uses it.

Download the product summary (PDF)

Start open, scale to enterprise.

  • Open to everyone

    Free

    Open

    The map for anyone at the port. No account, no install.

    • Every vessel and the published schedule
    • One map per port, any device
    • Limited history
  • For shipping desks

    Professional

    $POA / team

    The full decision layer for teams that own the tonnes.

    • Full schedule and vessel history
    • Change alerts with options and clocks
    • Tide and draught decision aids
    • Vessel tracking for your fleet
  • For integrated operations

    Enterprise

    $POA

    Professional, integrated with the systems you already run.

    • Everything in Professional
    • Custom integrations to planning systems
    • Multi-team rollout and agreed support

The pilot: one team, one month, nothing required from you.

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