PortVision and Heidenreich Innovations Offer Unified Features for Users

Integration between two on-line maritime services saves time and increases efficiency for common customers 

San Diego, CA--October 20, 2008--PortVision, a leading provider of information solutions for the maritime industry, announced today it has partnered with Heidenreich Innovations LLC to provide 1-click access to Q88.com directly from within the PortVision service.  This integration will allow users of both services to view real-time and historical vessel locations in PortVision, and then easily access context-sensitive vessel data for over 4,800 tankers through a deep hyperlink to Q88.com.

“Heidenreich Innovations LLC and PortVision share a common vision of leveraging technology to allow users in the maritime industry to significantly increase efficiency and reduce the cost of doing business.  Our two companies share many common customers and this collaboration immediately brings measurable benefits to users of both systems,” said Dean Rosenberg, President of PortVision.

Fritz Heidenreich, President of Heidenreich Innovations LLC added, "We are pleased to offer the PortVision users a direct link to the ship information available on Q88.com.  We firmly believe that the information should be readily accessible from any system which could benefit from it.”

About Q88.com
The Q88.com web site was launched in June 2001.  The primary function is to automate the completion of charterer and terminal questionnaires. There are currently 585 questionnaires available, which are being used by over 360 tanker owners having an aggregate fleet of over 4,800 vessels. Q88.com also offers additional online tools for owners, charterers, brokers and agents.  For more information see www.q88.com.

About PortVision:
PortVision is a web-based service that provides complete visibility and transparency to vessel activities within ports, inland waterways, and offshore.  By leveraging satellite and AIS communications, PortVision supports subscribers with real-time vessel tracking, arrival/departure alerts, and historical reporting and analysis of vessel and terminal activities.  PortVision maintains a data warehouse of over 1.5 billion records of vessel arrival, departure, and movement data for all AIS-enabled vessels in PortVision service areas. PortVision subscribers include most major oil companies, large and small marine service providers, terminal operators, vessel owners, marine agencies, incident response personnel, and government users.  For more information, call 1-858-586-0933, x 122 or visit www.portvision.com.