Wilson Sons invests in startup to measure navigational depth in Brazilian ports

Wilson Sons has acquired a minority stake in Israeli startup Docktech along with a commercial exclusivity agreement to use the company’s maritime technology to monitor berth and waterway depth in Brazilian ports.

With the digital twin technology developed by Docktech and, through the data collected by its fleet of 80 tugs, the Brazilian port and maritime logistics operator will be able to understand silting behaviour in port areas, predicting how certain factors affect navigation conditions and security.

Márcio Castro, executive director of Wilson Sons’ tugboats business unit, said: “The worldwide port infrastructure still does not offer instruments capable of accurately determining the real depth of the access channels to the ports and the berths.