The Intelligence Layer for Maritime Cargo Operations

LiDAR. Point cloud. Digital twin. Automated calculation. One static scene becomes a live, verified cargo workflow only after an operator authorizes and initiates the sequence.

Manual4h 14m
FREQ AI~14 min
Deck ExposureZero
Accuracy±0.02 ft
Cycle Time 4+ Hours

Terminal throughput slows to a crawl

Manual draft surveys require repeated walk-downs, radio relay, shore calculations, and post-load rework before a verified number exists.

Safety Exposure Crew Risk

Man-overboard remains active throughout

Operators move across active barge decks beside cranes and moving product. Risk persists from first reading to final paperwork.

Measurement Error 1-3%

Visual estimation compounds across the survey

Hull marks, environmental conditions, radio relay, and handwritten logs introduce uncertainty exactly where load confirmation matters most.

First deployment target: Slidell Roadstone, Slidell, Louisiana on the Intracoastal Waterway at 30.2752 N, 89.7819 W.

Cesium Ion Simulation of BARGE-402

World terrain and world imagery anchor the operation to Slidell. The barge, dock, crane, scan beam, station markers, cargo fill, and telemetry all remain static until an operator authorizes the sequence and initiates the workflow.

Operator Logic

Nothing moves on load

The initial scene behaves like a photograph: no orbit, no idle motion, no autoplay, no camera drift. `INITIATE SEQUENCE` is the only trigger for the six-phase operation.

PHASEIDLE
SCANLOCKED
Static scene loaded. Authorize the operator gate, then initiate the six-phase Ghost LiDAR workflow.
ELAPSED00:00
Ghost LiDAR beam
Aggregate stream
Six draft stations
KEYBOARD1-5 CAMERA

MAN OVERBOARD - EMERGENCY STOP

Operations frozen. Countdown: 10

System ready
Camera Views
Active view Orbit
FP -- Fore Port
FS -- Fore Starboard
MP -- Mid Port
MS -- Mid Starboard
AP -- Aft Port
AS -- Aft Starboard
Trim 0.00 ft Fore-to-aft balance
Heel 0.00 deg Port-starboard tilt
Cargo 0.0 t Aggregate in hold
GM 4.85 ft Metacentric height

Awaiting authorization

Current stateIdle

Authorize the scene to unlock control authority. When you initiate the workflow, Ghost LiDAR sweeps the hull stations, ballast trims the vessel, the crane receives its load vector, aggregate enters the hold, trim corrections settle the barge, and the final survey verifies cargo weight.

Scan status Locked
Crane signal M00 WAIT
Load vector No draft packet released
Survey mode Static lock
1
PRE-SURVEY Baseline hull scan
2
BALLAST-ADJ Level trim and heel
3
CRANE-POS G-code positioning
4
CARGO-LOAD Aggregate enters hold
5
TRIM-CORR Balance corrections
6
FINAL-SURV Verified digital survey

SURVEY COMPLETE - BARGE-402

Verified
Total Time 00:00
Final Cargo 1,482.6 T
Average Draft 12.45 ft
Trim 0.08 ft - nominal
Accuracy ±0.02 ft
Crew Exposure ZERO
Cycle Time Manual: ~4 hours
FREQ AI: ~14 minutes
Accuracy Manual: 1-3% error
FREQ AI: ±0.02 ft
Crew Requirement Manual: 2-4 crew
FREQ AI: zero crew on deck

Platform capabilities built for terminal reality

The digital twin is not a cinematic layer over operations. It is the operational interface itself: measurement, monitoring, safety, reporting, and fleet-scale visibility in one coordinated runtime.

Measurement

Six-point autonomous draft acquisition

Ghost LiDAR captures fore, mid, and aft measurements on both sides of the hull without deck walks or visual estimation.

Monitoring

Continuous load-state telemetry

Trim, heel, cargo growth, average draft, and metacentric height update as the hold fills and the barge settles.

Safety

Integrated emergency stop logic

The operator can trigger a manual MOB hold, freeze the scene, count down a safety stop, and resume operations only after all clear.

Compliance

Digital survey output with audit trace

Final readings, cargo confirmation, and balance metrics are verified automatically at the end of the sequence.

Hardware Agnostic

Sensor inputs stay decoupled from the intelligence layer

Radar, LiDAR, pressure, visual, or hybrid inputs can all feed the same operational logic and reporting layer.

Fleet Scale

One operating model across terminals and vessels

What works at Slidell Roadstone scales to fleets, terminals, and multi-asset command views without changing the operator workflow.

Where the platform lands first

Aggregate Terminals

Barge Draft Verification

Replace the slowest, riskiest measurement step in terminal operations with a verified autonomous survey.

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Deployment

Operational Discovery Sessions

Map existing crane patterns, ballast logic, and survey needs into a site-specific rollout plan.

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Leadership

Terminal and Fleet Oversight

Give executives and operators one surface for load visibility, safety posture, and verified cargo intelligence.

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Company Context

Autonomous Maritime Intelligence

Understand the operating philosophy behind SOL, Ghost LiDAR, and the larger cargo automation roadmap.

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Ready to deploy autonomous drafting?

FREQ AI turns a four-hour manual draft survey into a live, digital, verified workflow with zero crew on deck. Bring the platform to your terminal and load operation.