Ports
Tumba builds situational awareness software for confined-water operations: one clear picture of the vessels, small craft and objects around a berth, a harbour entrance or a work boat.
We built this kind of software for uncrewed survey vessels and a sea-rescue vessel.
From 2017 we also built fleet management, route mapping, passenger interfaces and simulation for autonomous road vehicle companies. We now bring both to ports, terminals and harbour craft operators.
What makes the port picture hard to get right?
Ports digitalise fast, but the traffic picture is still pieced together by people.
Dense, mixed traffic
Ships, tugs, pilot boats, ferries and leisure craft share confined water, often at night.
What AIS misses
Small craft without an AIS transponder do not appear on an AIS-only picture.
Too many screens
Operators match radar, cameras and charts in their heads, under time pressure.
Berth approach
Tugs and line handlers work close to hulls and quays, where a missed object is costly.
Autonomous vehicles on the terminal
Workers, vehicles and vessels must share the same space safely, and someone must manage the fleet.
Systems that must keep running
New software must add to vessel traffic services (VTS), not replace them.
Software supplier duties
EU Cyber Resilience Act reporting started on 11 September 2026.
What does Tumba build for ports?
Harbour traffic picture
AIS, radar and camera detections on one ENC chart.
Camera view with AR overlays
Tracked objects and labels on live video, matched frame by frame.
Small-craft visibility
Camera, infrared, radar and LiDAR detections next to AIS targets.
Night and bad-weather interfaces
Day, evening and night themes with high contrast.
Operator feedback
Crews mark objects as checked and correct a wrong classification.
Integration with what you have
Versioned interface contracts and standard protocols.
Testing without disruption
Recorded traffic replays through the software on shore.
What we bring from autonomous vehicles
Fleet management and live monitoring
Position, speed, state and next stop for each unit, with roles per site and customer.
Route and zone authoring
Draw routes, traffic rules and obstacles on LiDAR point-cloud maps.
Workers and vehicles on one site
"Meet Me" and "Follow Me" let workers call or lead a vehicle from a smartwatch.
Interfaces that show what the machine sees
Taken from R&D to software used in vehicles on the road.
3D and VR simulation
Test how people react, and check designs before anything physical exists.
Which technologies do we use?
Also: React, TypeScript, OpenBridge, Spring Boot, AWS, LiDAR point clouds, smartwatches, MQTT, WebSocket, AsyncAPI, JSON Schema, recorded-data replay, Playwright, Docker.
Which clients has Tumba delivered this for?
Search app for sea rescue, with a maritime technology company
An Android app on rugged devices shows rescuers what RGB, infrared, radar and LiDAR sensors find in the water. Eight months, April to November 2023.
Fleet management for a leading robotaxi company
From 2017 to 2024: a booking app, a cloud fleet system in production with about 80% code coverage, passenger interfaces and VR simulation.
Fleet tools for autonomous shuttles and industrial vehicles
From 2021: a multi-tenant fleet platform, a LiDAR route generator that replaced hours of manual work, and smartwatch dispatch.
"I am confident that within the Accelerator program we got a good understanding of Tumba's work and would like to continue working with them."
"What set Tumba Solutions apart was their deep technical expertise combined with their ability to collaborate seamlessly with our in-house team. Their commitment to quality and their proactive problem-solving approach were highly impressive."
"I was in the car late last week, and the visualization is looking very, very good. Excellent work by all involved!"
"They bring good insight into product discussions and as long as I explain the intent clearly, they can always be trusted to implement a reasonable solution with minimal guidance."
"I really appreciated your team and the amazing work products you generated for us. It allowed us to generate some exciting and ground-breaking research. Quickly."
Frequently asked questions
What is port situational awareness software?
It gives port and harbour (harbor) operators one picture of the traffic around them: ships, harbour craft, small boats and objects, from AIS, radar and cameras on one ENC chart. It supports vessel traffic services; it does not replace them.
How do you show small craft that have no AIS transponder?
We show detections from cameras, infrared, radar or LiDAR next to AIS targets, so craft without a transponder appear too. What the system can see depends on the sensors you install.
Can the software work with our existing VTS and port systems?
Yes. We connect through standard protocols and versioned interface contracts, and add screens next to the systems you already run.
Has Tumba managed fleets of autonomous vehicles?
Yes. We helped build the cloud fleet management system of a leading robotaxi company, which runs in production, and the fleet platform of an autonomous shuttle and industrial vehicle company.
What does the EU Cyber Resilience Act mean for port software suppliers?
Manufacturers must report actively exploited vulnerabilities from 11 September 2026, and the main obligations apply from 11 December 2027. Ports will ask their software suppliers how they meet them.
How do we start working together?
- 1. A 30-minute technical session under NDA.
- 2. One to three workshops to scope the problem.
- 3. A proof of concept in two to six weeks.
Contact: snoitulos.abmut@tcatnoc
Sources: European Commission, Cyber Resilience Act · Last updated 27 October 2026