Plan container slots and crane movements in the terminal

Ports and terminals plan container slots and crane movements

Needs setupAI Act: no extra obligationsPlanning assignments & processesLogistics & transport

Fits: Logistics & warehousing

Containers are placed in the yard so that they are on top in the order of loading. Fewer rehandling moves, shorter routes for gantry cranes and straddle carriers, and ships and trains are handled faster.

Is this for you?

  • Today your terminal places containers according to fixed rules or the planners’ experience, and many rehandling moves are needed before each loading.
  • Data on containers, ship and train departures, weights and slots is held in the terminal operating system.
First step today

Take nine made-up export containers with departure, weight class and refrigeration requirement and have slots in three rows assigned with the template below. Check whether the loading order works without rehandling.

How to go about it

  1. Define goals and stacking rules
  2. Record arrivals, departures and slots
  3. Have slots and crane sequence calculated
  4. Have the control centre and stowage planning check the suggestion
  5. Send orders to equipment and report deviations
  6. Analyse rehandling moves and berth times

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LT-08 · Legal status 08.10.2026