Ships stopped near the port, for bunker fuel sales
Ships stopped near the port, with a note for bunker traders.
What it does
Every six hours: cargo ships and tankers stopped near your port (live AIS), each with a short sales note by xMap AI for the bunker supplier’s traders, sent on WhatsApp.
In one sentence: Every 6 hours at :00, in Singapore, watch the ships, write a summary of each with xMap AI, then send message in WhatsApp Business and email the list to you.
Why it is useful
Ships take fuel where they wait. Traders who see them first make the offer first.
Who it is for
Ports, shipping & maritime. Port operators, ship agents, marine suppliers, terminals and marinas following vessels, weather and the business around the water. Every use case for ports & shipping
Best use cases
- A bunker supplier
- A fuel trader
- A marine lubricants seller
What each run gives you
- A WhatsApp message
The time it saves
Every 6 hours at :00. Doing the same work by hand takes about 30 minutes each time; it runs about 120 times a month, so it saves about 40 hours a month (an estimate). It is easy: 6 blocks.
The flow, block by block
- Every 6 hoursTrigger · ScheduleStarts the flow on a timetable.
- Around the portWhere · Area of interestSets where the flow looks: countries, cities or specific places, or areas you draw on a map.
- Stopped cargo ships and tankersxMap data · Ships (AIS)Ships at sea or in port right now, from AIS (the signal ships send with their position, speed and heading; live from AISStream): every vessel heard in the Area of interest before this block, or around a point.
- Write the sales note with xMap AIxMap AI · xMap LLMTell the AI what to do in plain words.
- Send them to the tradersApp · WhatsApp BusinessSend text, media and template messages from your WhatsApp Business number.
- Email me the resultsAction · EmailSends one email per run with all the items, or one email per item.
Every block can be changed after you use the template: the city, the type of place, the score, where the results go.
Use it now
Answer a few questions, enter your work email, and it runs in your own account, kept running until you pause it. Use this template.
How to set it up
- Build your first flow in ten minutes: From a blank page to a flow that emails you a ranked list every morning.
- Enrich a list once: A CSV of addresses or companies back with phone, website, rating and an AI score.
- Zone alerts: know when something enters an area: Ships, vehicles or any moving item crossing your zone.
- Ships (AIS): Ships in a sea area, their type, speed and destination.
- Geofencing: A virtual boundary that triggers something when an item enters or leaves it.
- AIS (ship tracking): Radio messages ships send with their identity, position and course.
- How to be alerted when ships enter a port area: A zone, a live AIS stream and an alert.
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