We’re a B19 Young Talent Award Finalist. Here’s the Problem We Built Dockflow to Solve.
Dockflow is a finalist for the 2026 B19 Young Talent Award by Belfius. Voting is open now, and the national finale is June 15. Before you click the link, here’s what we actually built and why. What Is the B19 Young Talent Award by Belfius? The B19 Young Talent Award is a Belgian business award run […]
Dockflow integrates with Portbase: your port data, now in one place
Dockflow is launching a direct integration with Portbase. If you have a Portbase subscription, you’ll be able to connect it to Dockflow — cargo status, customs updates, and key port events all in a single dashboard alongside your carrier milestones. No exports, no tab-switching. The integration is in beta. Join the waitlist today and we’ll […]
The Hormuz Shipping Channel Is Effectively Closed: What Every Freight Forwarder Must Do This Week
Stream the Podcast on your favorite Platforms: 170 container ships. 450,000 boxes. Frozen in place. That is the reality inside the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel right now. And it happened in under 48 hours. Every major carrier, MSC, Maersk, CMA, ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, has suspended bookings for the Gulf region. Some vessels pulled out mid-route. […]
The Supreme Court Killed Trump’s Tariffs: Here’s What Freight Forwarders Need to Do Next
Stream the Podcast on your favorite Platforms: The largest U.S. trade tax increase in thirty years was struck down overnight. Within hours, a new tariff replaced it. For European freight forwarders, the legal ground shifted, but the operational pressure didn’t. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court did something unprecedented in modern American trade history: it […]
The Hurry Up And Wait Syndrome: Maritime Logistics’ Most Expensive Bad Habit
The “Hurry Up and Wait” (HUAW) syndrome is the maritime equivalent of speeding to a red light. It’s an efficiency killer that costs the industry billions in fuel and carbon penalties every year. It is the systemic pattern of vessels burning excess fuel to reach port as fast as possible, only to sit at anchor […]
Why We’re Planting Coral Reefs This Holiday Season
At Dockflow, we track millions of containers across the world’s oceans. But those oceans are more than just highways for cargo. They’re living ecosystems that support billions of people and countless marine species. This holiday season, instead of sending traditional gifts to our customers, we partnered with Go Ocean to restore coral reefs in Indonesia […]
$29B in Cargo Tracked: Dockflow Raises €1.4M to Turn Maritime Data Into Predictive AI
ANTWERP, Belgium – December 9, 2025 – Dockflow, the AI-powered logistics platform, has raised €1.4 million led by welovefounders with participation from 1105, imec.istart, and maritime industry veterans. The funding accelerates Dockflow’s evolution from real-time shipping container tracking to predictive AI, turning five years of maritime data into operational foresight for an industry moving trillions […]
Thriving in the 4.0 Era: A Blueprint for Maritime Logistics Digitalization
Maritime logistics, the engine behind nearly $7 trillion in annual global trade, is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, defined by automation, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and real-time connectivity… is reshaping transportation and logistics at the system level. Port Technology International’s Smart Port Terminals paper outlines how this evolution isn’t merely […]
Escalating Emissions: Red Sea Disruptions and the Carbon Cost of Global Shipping
The Global Shipping Landscape Maritime shipping is the engine of global trade, with nearly 6,000 container vessels delivering over $7 trillion in goods annually. When oil tankers and bulk carriers are included, there are roughly 100,000 vessels traversing the oceans at any given moment. The largest container ships now exceed 24,000 TEU, highlighting the sector’s […]
What Is Supply Chain Visibility and Why It Matters
From Global Chaos to Operational Clarity Maritime logistics powers more than $7 trillion in annual global trade. Yet, despite its scale and impact, the supply chain remains startlingly fragile. From Red Sea diversions and labor shortages to tariff shocks and carbon surges, today’s supply networks face mounting pressure from every direction. And without visibility, businesses […]
