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Smart scheduling built for port operations. Manage demand variability, skill constraints, and compliance rules automatically, so planners focus on outcomes, not firefighting.
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Smart scheduling built for port operations. Manage demand variability, skill constraints, and compliance rules automatically, so planners focus on outcomes, not firefighting.
Ensemble, which provides workforce scheduling software for the Ports and Terminals sector, has secured a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Newport to modernise its workforce planning across operations.
09/10/2025
Learning and Development (L&D) data should be one of the most valuable assets for any organization. But too often, it isn’t.
Across ports and other complex operations, we see the same challenge again and again: L&D data exists, but it isn’t trusted. It’s stored for compliance, not for operations.
01/10/2025
This is a question we often get as a start-up offering a tool to optimise workforce management in the maritime industry.
07/05/2025
Ensemble Analytics has successfully completed its project under the Department for Transport’s Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), demonstrating the capabilities of its workforce scheduling tool, Athena.
18/12/2024
Ensemble Analytics has been selected for the Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund alongside ABP, enabling the development of innovative tools to optimise port operations and vessel scheduling.
18/12/2024
We are excited to announce that Cato Davies, co-founder of Ensemble, will be speaking at the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) Annual Conference on September 10-11. Cato’s presentation will focus on the pivotal role startups play in driving the digitalisation of the maritime industry.
28/08/2024
Ensemble Analytics is thrilled to announce a partnership with Associated British Ports (ABP) to enhance port operations through our innovative workforce scheduling platform, Athena.
01/07/2024
Ensemble is pleased to announce its selection by the Department for Transport's Freight Innovation Fund to lead a significant trial aimed at improving operational efficiencies across UK ports
30/04/2024
Operations scheduling is a business-critical function that determines operational and financial performance and accounts for a substantial proportion of OPEX costs (61% in a port).
30/01/2024
Athena is not an HRMS and will not replace your HRMS. Athena is a specialised operational scheduling tool that focuses on solving the intrinsic problems faced by operations workforce scheduling teams.
30/01/2024
Operations planning teams manage hundreds of employees, in different labour pools, on different rotas, and with different skillsets. Planning teams must coordinate the schedules to meet the unpredictable and often last-minute shifts in demand while guaranteeing that each employee completes their necessary hours and receives a fair schedule.
30/01/2024