A trusted partner to port authorities, terminal operators and institutional investors shaping the future of global maritime infrastructure.
Currently in pilots with port authorities and terminals across South America.
Market Context
Public industry data makes the size of the problem visible — and the case for a more disciplined operating standard.
USD 50k
average value per vessel per day in demurrage costs when ports run behind schedule.
30–40%
of vessel waiting time is caused by avoidable coordination failures.
USD 340B+
lost annually across global ports to congestion and fragmented visibility.
— Sources: public industry data (Drewry, UNCTAD, IMO, BIMCO).
Our Mission
PortX was founded on a simple conviction: the world's ports deserve a partner with the depth, discipline and global perspective of the industries they serve.
We bring together decades of operational, regulatory and technological expertise to support port authorities, terminal operators and institutional stakeholders in building infrastructure that is more resilient, more efficient and more competitive on the global stage.
Who We Serve
We work with the stakeholders that move, own, regulate and finance the cargo flowing through the world's ports. Product capabilities are discussed exclusively under mutual non-disclosure.
Operators exposed to vessel idleness costs of USD 25k–60k per day, where port-side inefficiency directly compresses voyage economics.
Commodity traders, miners and energy majors for whom queue visibility and demurrage exposure translate directly into margin and predictability.
Authorities and operators managing throughput, resilience and long-term concessions across complex multi-stakeholder ecosystems.
Maritime agencies coordinating port calls, berthing queues and port services — where a single delayed approval cascades across the vessel schedule.
Integrated logistics players synchronizing truck, port and barge legs, where corridor-level data governs asset utilization and service reliability.
— Product capabilities are shared exclusively under mutual NDA.
Founding Principle
PortX delivers intelligence using public data sources — AIS vessel tracking, ANTAQ regulatory feeds and market benchmarks. We do not require access to your TOS, ERP or internal systems to begin operating. The platform generates value from day one, with the possibility of deeper integrations evolving as the partnership matures.
How We Engage
Our engagements follow a deliberate rhythm — designed for boards, executive committees and investment committees, not marketing funnels.
Every substantive discussion is governed by mutual non-disclosure. Nothing about client operations, pilots or roadmaps is disclosed publicly.
We hold ourselves to the disclosure, documentation and decision-making standards our institutional counterparties operate under.
Regional partners embedded in each corridor — combining a global operating view with the local relationships that move decisions forward.
Leadership
Our leadership combines executive experience across ports, shipping, energy, mining, capital markets and technology — with a shared commitment to institutional standards of governance and long-term partnership.
CEO & Founder
Founder of CDYou, Cofounder of Brazil Iron, Founder of Mobile Port and PortX. Business executive spanning digital media, mining and logistics. Led multiple ventures now focusing on AI-driven solutions for ports, multimodal logistics, and global maritime trade optimization.
CIO & Co-Founder
40+ years building information systems, with extensive experience in software development, enterprise platforms, and digital transformation. Leads AI-driven innovation, platform architecture, data intelligence, and scalable technology solutions for global logistics.
Head of Energy
Energy infrastructure strategist. Led VALE's sustainable energy solution design for the ports of Teluk Rubiah (Malaysia), Nacala (Mozambique) and Sohar (Oman). Also led the biggest LNG regasification business development in the Amazon River. Bridges AI with industrial energy ops.
Regional Director APAC
Seasoned strategist and entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience across APAC and global markets, combining expertise in innovation, analytics, and business development with the vision, industry relationships, and international network to build and scale a leading AI-native ports intelligence platform.
Head of Mining
Mining and metals executive with 40+ years of international experience in strategy, M&A, and project development. Former Vale leader for business development and M&A in Africa, and Director of Vale subsidiaries in South Africa, Mozambique, Australia, and Venezuela. Strategic Advisor to Machen Capital.
Ports & Navigation
Marine engineer with over five decades in shipping and ports. Former President of CMA CGM Brasil and of Fundo LOGZ. Chairman of LOGZ Logística Brasil and founder of Porto Assessoria.
Governance & Capital
Former CVM Director & BNDES executive. Regulation & capital expert. Builds governance to cut costs. Opens global capital markets.
Regulation & Government
Former Director-General, ANTAQ. President, Brazilian Institute of Infrastructure. Regulatory authority & vision. Legal certainty for the port sector.
Ports & Global Logistics
One of the foremost experts on ports and infrastructure in the U.S. Former Chief Economist for Ports & Infrastructure at JLL and at Moffatt & Nichol. Advises major U.S. port authorities.
Maritime & Governance
Admiral of the Brazilian Navy, led strategic military units, former President of CODEBA. Military Attaché in Washington. Expert in maritime, ports and governance.
Sectors & Cargo
PortX operates across the principal cargo segments that anchor global trade — each with its own economics, cycles and sources of avoidable inefficiency.
Iron ore, grains, coal and fertilizers — cyclical volumes where port throughput and dwell times define terminal economics.
Crude, refined products and chemicals — high-value flows where demurrage and compliance costs escalate quickly.
Line services, gateway hubs and hinterland connectivity for global manufactured trade, sensitive to schedule reliability.
Non-containerized freight and heavy-lift movements tied to industrial and infrastructure investment cycles.
Regasification, bunkering and the port infrastructure supporting the ongoing global energy transition.
Global Presence
PortX is headquartered in Brazil and works alongside the port communities that anchor global supply chains — with an operating view that extends across the world's principal trade corridors.
Primary Market
Global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro; active pilots in Brazil.
Strategic Partnerships Underway
Early dialogue with terminal groups and infrastructure investors.
Partnerships in Progress
Institutional relationships in maritime and infrastructure hubs.
Expansion Underway
Corridor-focused conversations with Atlantic-facing gateways.
Strategic Discussions Active
Selective engagement with commodity trade counterparties.
Industry Presence
We participate in — or are planning to attend — the sector events where port authorities, operators and institutional investors convene:
Why Now
The world's ports carry an estimated USD 14 billion* per year in avoidable inefficiencies. Four structural forces are compounding that pressure — and re-defining how ports create and lose value.
AI and advanced analytics are maturing from proofs-of-concept into corridor-level decision tools that the largest operators can no longer ignore.
Tighter trading margins have raised the value of granular corridor data — every day of demurrage or missed window is directly visible in P&L.
Long-cycle port assets compete for a disciplined pool of infrastructure capital that increasingly requires transparent, data-driven asset intelligence.
IMO decarbonization, national compliance regimes and institutional ESG mandates are re-writing the rules for how ports operate and report.
*MACRO CONTEXT INFORMED BY PUBLIC INDUSTRY DATA (IMO, BIMCO, DREWRY).
Engagement Model
A deliberate three-step path from first contact to a substantive briefing — designed to protect both parties.
A qualified introduction through your organization's leadership or an existing counterparty.
A short, mutual non-disclosure agreement is signed before any product or client detail is discussed.
A senior briefing tailored to your mandate — on-site, remote or during a corridor visit.
Contact
We engage through confidential briefings with port authorities, terminal operators, institutional investors and strategic partners. All conversations are governed by mutual non-disclosure.
Headquarters
Av. Rio Branco 156, Grupo 520
Rio de Janeiro — RJ, Brazil
Web
www.portxintelligence.com
FAQ
