Ports + Logistics

Every permit. Every asset.
Every inspection — provably complete.

Forerunner gives port authorities, terminal operators, and marine facility operators an AI-powered platform that puts every asset on a satellite-backed GIS map, guides field crews through permit-specific inspections with voice-enabled AI, and automatically converts findings into corrective actions — replacing the disconnected systems that slow compliance work down.

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How it works

Your terminal,

fully covered.

Map your facility.

Connect every asset — outfalls, catch basins, oil-water separators, treatment systems, storage tanks, transfer areas, cranes, and operating zones — to a live satellite-backed GIS map with accurate locations, inspection history, and open findings visible at a glance. Every inspection starts with a complete, locatable picture of your facility.

Guide your crew.

AI-guided inspection protocols walk your team through each permit requirement — step by step, with voice-enabled field capture, geo-tagged photos, and full offline support for remote structures and active berths. Inspection progress is visible to supervisors in real time.

Document what happened — and what couldn't.

Forerunner captures the full compliance record automatically — inspection findings generate corrective actions and work orders the moment they're recorded, while operational constraints, tidal conditions, or vessel positioning that preclude sampling generate a permit-linked infeasibility record with corroborating data attached. No manual handoff. No 30-day lag. No scrambling when regulators ask.

Close the loop.

Every corrective action tracks to resolution with deadlines, tiered escalation, and a complete close-out trail — tied back to the original inspection, finding, and permit record. Results sync back to your system of record automatically.
Features

The field intelligence platform

for ports, terminals, and marine facilities.

Forerunner consolidates the disconnected systems — inspection apps, GIS platforms, and work order tools — into one AI-powered platform built for the operational complexity of the maritime environment. Every asset is locatable. Every inspection is guided. Every finding is automatically converted into action.

Every asset — locatable, tracked, and inspection-ready.

Port facilities are among the most complex operating environments in infrastructure. Forerunner puts every outfall, catch basin, oil-water separator, treatment system, storage tank, transfer area, and piece of critical equipment on a live satellite-backed GIS map — with accurate locations, inspection history, asset photo carousels showing change over time, and open findings visible at a glance.

Satellite-backed GIS map with precise asset locations — no more catch basins showing up in the wrong spot

Asset photo carousels that capture condition over time, surfaced at a glance for any inspector or supervisor

Global search by asset — find any outfall, catch basin, or treatment system instantly, without parcel-based navigation

AI-guided inspections — with voice, offline, and drone support.

Forerunner guides your team through every permit protocol with AI Live Mode voice dictation — hands-free, offline-capable, and drone-connected. The record is geo-tagged, timestamped, and legally complete — with real-time progress visible to supervisors.

AI Live Mode: voice-enabled field capture for hands-free inspection — just speak, and Forerunner fills the record

Drone-connected field intelligence — sync footage from aerial platforms for AI-assisted spill detection and auto work order trigger

Real-time inspection progress visible to supervisors without interrupting the crew in the field

Prove what couldn’t be sampled — not just what was.

When tide levels, vessel operations, or rainfall thresholds make sampling impossible, Forerunner auto-generates an infeasibility record tied to NOAA data and site constraints. Proactive alerts flag upcoming qualifying windows.

Automatic infeasibility documentation when tides, vessels, or rainfall preclude sampling

Proactive alerts when qualifying rainfall windows are approaching

Audit-ready infeasibility reports tied to permit conditions and sampling history

From field finding to work order — in seconds, not 30 days.

Forerunner converts inspection findings into work orders the moment they're recorded — no manual handoff, no 30-day lag. The right owner gets notified, the deadline is set, and escalation triggers automatically.

Auto-generated work orders from inspection findings — no manual handoff, no 30-day processing lag

Tiered escalation that triggers automatically when issues age past defined thresholds

Full close-out trail tied to every finding and permit record, with bi-directional sync to your system of record

More ways to use Forerunner at your terminal.

Real-time field visibility.

Supervisors see crew inspection progress as it happens — which assets are done, which are in progress, what's been flagged — without calling anyone in the field.

Drone-connected intelligence.

Sync aerial footage directly into Forerunner for AI-assisted spill detection, shoreline condition tracking, and remote response — tied to the asset record automatically.

Reporting without the manual work.

Forerunner generates state and regulatory reports from your inspection data automatically — no more building reports by hand at reporting time.

Multi-permit compliance tracking.

Manage ISGP, SPCC, USCG, and stormwater requirements in a single platform — with inspection protocols and documentation built for each permit type.

Inspection cadence — automated.

Annual, quarterly, and event-triggered inspections schedule and assign themselves. No missed windows, no manual coordination — just the record the permit requires, built on time.

A defensible record — always.

Every inspection, finding, infeasibility record, and corrective action is tied together in a single organized compliance record — ready for any regulatory review, audit, or citizen suit, at any time.

Ready to build the compliance record your terminal can stand behind?

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