Ensemble Analytics announce a partnership with Associated British Ports (ABP)

Ensemble Analytics is thrilled to announce a partnership with Associated British Ports (ABP) to enhance port operations through our innovative workforce scheduling platform, Athena. Athena is being trialled at ABP’s Ports of Immingham, Hull, and Ipswich, aiming to streamline workforce management, improve safety, and boost operational efficiency. Supported by the Freight Innovation Fund, Athena leverages machine learning to automate labour deployment and facilitate data-driven decision-making.

Cato Davies, CEO and Co-founder of Ensemble Analytics, commented: “We’re thrilled to be working with ABP on this trial of our Athena solution. Using machine learning, Athena will help ABP to create fair, safe and efficient schedules for its workforce. It’s great to see ABP showing leadership in the industry by using our tailored technology solutions to address the industry-wide challenges with utilisation, upskilling and communication.

“Establishing the digital infrastructure is an important first step which will enable ABP to take data-driven decisions across the business, improving customer service, employee engagement and operational efficiency.”

Sam Jones, Head of Business Process Improvement at Associated British Ports (ABP), said: “At ABP, we are delighted to be trialling this new scheduling platform which can bring a host of benefits to the business, further supporting safe, compliant, and efficient operations for our customers and our employees.

It’s also fantastic to be working with a UK startup on an innovative solution and we look forward to assessing the results at the end of the trial to see if this truly is a good fit for us.”