OCIANA® Completes Operational Validation Testing for Port Call Optimisation Platform

## OCIANA® Advances Port Call Digitalisation with Successful Validation Milestone Montreal-based maritime technology firm OCIANA® announced on 3 November 2026 the successful completion of a key phase of Operational Validation Testing (OVT) for its unified digital platform, marking a significant step forward in the company's efforts to modernise port call management across the global shipping industry. According to the company, the platform is designed to enable real-time collaboration between vessel operators, port authorities, terminals, and other stakeholders involved in the port call process. The technology aims to reduce vessel idle time, cut unnecessary emissions, and improve the predictability and efficiency of port operations — challenges that have long been identified as critical pain points across the maritime supply chain. The completion of OVT is a technically rigorous milestone, typically involving real-world scenario testing to confirm that a platform performs as intended under operational conditions. For OCIANA®, this phase validates the platform's readiness for broader commercial deployment and signals growing confidence in its collaborative architecture. Port call inefficiency remains a significant cost driver for shipowners and operators globally. Studies have consistently shown that vessels spend a substantial proportion of their time at anchor or waiting for berths, contributing to fuel waste and elevated carbon emissions. Digital coordination platforms that connect all port call stakeholders in real time represent one of the industry's most promising avenues for addressing these inefficiencies. The announcement positions OCIANA® within a growing field of maritime digitalisation providers competing to become the standard infrastructure layer for port-vessel-terminal communication. The successful validation phase is expected to support the company's commercial conversations with ports and shipping lines seeking to meet both operational efficiency targets and increasingly stringent environmental performance requirements. No specific partner ports or shipping companies involved in the validation testing were named in the announcement. Further details on commercial rollout timelines are anticipated as the platform progresses toward full deployment. --- *Also noted: CheckProof, an operations management platform serving heavy industry, announced a renewed long-term agreement with Heidelberg Materials on 3 November 2026, supporting the continued digitalisation of the building materials company's frontline operations. While not a maritime-specific development, the agreement reflects the broader industrial trend toward digital operations management platforms across asset-intensive sectors.*