Houston, TX—February 1, 2011— PortVision® (www.portvision.com), a leading provider of business intelligence solutions for the maritime industry, today announced the appointment of James Perduto as Director of Transportation and Government Business Development. Based in New York, James assumes responsibility for business development for the company’s enterprise software solutions and PortVision, a web-based platform that provides visibility and reporting for global commercial AIS vessel tracking activities.
A veteran mariner and maritime transportation executive, James has had extensive business development experience in the maritime transportation industry. Most recently, James served as Vice-President of Sales for a maritime software solutions provider and prior to that, as Vice-President of North American Marketing and Customer Service for a large roll-on/roll-off steamship company. In addition, James has held leadership positions in the U.S. Navy as a Navy Commander while mobilized with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Military Sealift Command Expeditionary Port Unit.
James earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation Management and a Master of Science in International Transportation Management from New York Maritime College. About PortVision:
PortVision provides enhanced levels of knowledge and transparency to maritime activities within ports, inland waterways, and oceans. The Web-based service provides real-time visualization and historical reporting through a data warehouse that processes and analyzes over 40 million vessel movements each day. PortVision records all vessel arrivals and departures in covered service regions and can be configured to automatically alert users when events of interest occur. Historical play back and reporting features offer expanded opportunities to increase safety, security, efficiency, and market intelligence. PortVision subscribers include users from all major oil companies, large and small marine service companies, terminals, fleet owners, port authorities, and government agencies. Based in Houston, Texas, PortVision is a service of AIRSIS Inc., a San Diego-based technology company. For more information, visit www.portvision.com or call 1-713-337-3737
