Before cargo arrives by land or sea, a data sharing solution would assist ports in collecting, combining, and analyzing the multiple sources of relevant data. One of their major issues is to organize and manage all of the data generated by the various stakeholders in the maritime industry. To link data from many sources, such as shipping and logistics businesses, weather, ship inspection, bridges and railway sensors, and the ports themselves, these initiatives will increasingly rely on data sharing platforms and API-centric solutions. APIs will assist them in developing applications that take advantage of this real-time data. These complicated technologies, on the other hand, do not need to be produced in-house, allowing ports to focus on what they do best. A data product solution provides the technological infrastructure to host and communicate various data sources, while also allowing ports to personalize the data services they offer on top of that base.

Ports, terminals, and their partners benefit from smart port efforts because they help them run more efficiently and save money. For firms looking to build new data-based services and revenue streams, the amount of data collected by smart sensors represents a substantial business potential.