Daniel Porter

Senior Consultant
Prince2 Practitioner
Navis N4 certified

Daniel has more than 20 years of experience in the Maritime industry. Daniel is an expert on all operational modes including fully automated container terminals. Daniel has extensive experience in port operations and management. Spanning from hands-on operational experience up to consultancy and senior management roles. Throughout his career Daniel has worked in 4 continents in various senior roles. As well as Daniels ongoing projects at 1 Sphere, Daniel also works as a consultant for government departments advising on ports, transport, international trade and security in the UK.

Daniel's background

He started his career at the port of Felixstowe and progressed through the ranks from a quayside operator up to senior management roles. Daniel has then been working worldwide for main terminal operators, Hutchinson, PSA and DP World. In the last six years, he has worked on the start-up project at DP World, London Gateway, one of the most advanced terminals in the World.

Experienced with Container Terminal Operations, planning of vessels, yard, and execution with equipment control. Daniel has both an in-depth knowledge of port operations, TOS and automation. He has successfully undertaken several optimisation projects for our core customers.

Currently Daniel is working on following projects with on-going customer support:

Belgium (2019): Consultancy in container terminal automation and TOS development for PSA Global (Antwerp)
UK (2019): Consultancy and go-live support for Gate Automation at PD Ports (Teesport)
Canada (2019): Consultancy and support for Navis and Kalmar SmartPort integration at Termont (Montreal)
Greece (2019): Implementation and optimisation of Expert Decking and TOS testing for PPA (Piraeus Port Authority)
UK (2019): Navis N4 analysis and upgrade project for PD Ports (Teesport)
Africa (2019): Implementation and optimisation of Expert Decking, Prime Route and Autostow for Doraleh Container Terminal (Djibouti)
Africa (2019): TOS support for Bollore (Congo)
Belgium (2020): Automation projects for PSA Global (Antwerp)
Africa (2020): ICT Analysis & Facilities and Infrastructure Design and define the Requirement of terminal operating system (Ethiopia)
Belgium (2020): Container terminal simulation for PSA Global (Antwerp) 
 
Daniel Studied Business Management at University of East Anglia, (UK 2006) and has a diploma in Managing Terminal Operations.

Spoken Languages: English