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Derek O'Sullivan

Hi from Ireland. Passionate about using data to help product developers and managers to build real 'painkiller' solutions.

Multimodal 2026 at the NEC - report

Jul 10, 2026

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3 min read

Multimodal 2026 at the NEC - report

Some highlights that I took from my few days in Birmingham

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
From the Concrete Up: Why I'm building Flow

Jun 26, 2026

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3 min read

From the Concrete Up: Why I'm building Flow

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The $1.7 Trillion Blind Spot: Why 76% of Logistics Tech Fails on the Terminal Floor

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

The $1.7 Trillion Blind Spot: Why 76% of Logistics Tech Fails on the Terminal Floor

And how we're going to help solve that problem...

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan

Terminal automation integration

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The Hidden Cost of “Plug and Play” in Terminal Operations

Jun 9, 2026

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2 min read

The Hidden Cost of “Plug and Play” in Terminal Operations

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The 2026 Data Tax: How Legacy Tech is Artificially Inflating Your Carbon Liabilities

May 29, 2026

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4 min read

The 2026 Data Tax: How Legacy Tech is Artificially Inflating Your Carbon Liabilities

Learn how legacy EDI architecture increases idle vessel times, artificially inflates EU ETS carbon taxes, and threatens Scope 3 compliance for terminals in 2026.

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The Integrator vs. The Pure-Play: Why DP World and ICTSI Are Building Opposing Tech Stacks

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

The Integrator vs. The Pure-Play: Why DP World and ICTSI Are Building Opposing Tech Stacks

An objective analysis of two dominant supply chain strategies: the vertically integrated 3PL model versus the high-margin pure-play terminal operator.

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The ICTSI Playbook: How to Run a Terminal at a 66% Margin (And Still Hit Net Zero)

May 15, 2026

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5 min read

The ICTSI Playbook: How to Run a Terminal at a 66% Margin (And Still Hit Net Zero)

Operational Intelligence Briefing for Global Logistics Leaders

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The Union Bottleneck: Why Decarbonisation is a Labour Problem, Not a Tech Problem

May 6, 2026

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4 min read

The Union Bottleneck: Why Decarbonisation is a Labour Problem, Not a Tech Problem

Decarbonisation & Digitisation Briefing for Global Logistics Leaders.

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
Death by Dashboards: The €345 Million IT Disaster, and the Antidote to App Fatigue

Apr 30, 2026

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4 min read

Death by Dashboards: The €345 Million IT Disaster, and the Antidote to App Fatigue

Operational Intelligence Briefing for Global Logistics Leaders

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The "Concrete Sprawl" Penalty, and the Sovereign Tech Giant Rewiring the Supply Chain

Apr 23, 2026

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4 min read

The "Concrete Sprawl" Penalty, and the Sovereign Tech Giant Rewiring the Supply Chain

Decarbonisation & Digitisation Briefing for Global Logistics Leaders.

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
The $20 Billion "Air" Penalty, and the Secretive Titan that Surpassed Maersk

Apr 15, 2026

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10 min read

The $20 Billion "Air" Penalty, and the Secretive Titan that Surpassed Maersk

Decarbonisation & Digitisation Briefing for Global Logistics Leaders.

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
Maritime Decarbonisation: The 0.5mm Biofouling Penalty and Kuehne+Nagel’s Digital Strategy

Apr 10, 2026

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6 min read

Maritime Decarbonisation: The 0.5mm Biofouling Penalty and Kuehne+Nagel’s Digital Strategy

Decarbonisation & Digitisation Briefing for Global Logistics Leaders.

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
A.P. Moller - Maersk, 1904

Apr 2, 2026

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7 min read

A.P. Moller - Maersk, 1904

A shipwreck, a sick wife, and the $54 Billion ocean titan

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan
We now have to take notice.

Apr 1, 2026

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4 min read

We now have to take notice.

The 2026 Maritime Squeeze: Is this the Year Compliance Becomes a Line Item?

Derek O'Sullivan
Derek O'Sullivan

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