New marine suppliers near the port, the day they open
Each new marine supplier near the port, the day it opens.
What it does
Checked every day: as soon as a marine supply store, boat accessories supplier or boat repair shop opens within 5 km of the port you watch, a note by xMap AI on what it likely sells and whether it is a rival or a partner, emailed and mapped for the ship supply team. A quiet day costs only the check.
In one sentence: When a new marine supply store opens near The port, write a summary of each with xMap AI, then email the list to you and show them on a map.
Why it is useful
Ship supply is won on knowing every supplier at the quay. A new store near the port is a rival for the next order, or a partner for parts you do not carry.
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 ship chandler
- A marine parts distributor
- A port services company
What each run gives you
- An email
- A map
The time it saves
When it is started. Doing the same work by hand takes about 15 minutes each time, so it saves about 8 hours a month (an estimate). It is easy: 4 blocks.
The flow, block by block
- A new marine supplier within 5 kmTrigger · When something changesStarts the flow when something changes around your places, instead of on a timer: a new place of a kind opens nearby, a rating drops below a line, a place closes, or a road is closed near a site.
- Write the note with xMap AIxMap AI · xMap LLMTell the AI what to do in plain words.
- Email me the listAction · EmailSends one email per run with all the items, or one email per item.
- Show them on a mapAction · Show on a mapShows the results as points on a map, with the area of interest.
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.
- Run a flow when something changes: A new place nearby, a rating that drops, a place that closes, a road closed near a site.
- Score, rank and label with xMap LLM: A score and a reason for every result, in your words.
- 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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