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Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) · Equipment Dispatch & Automation
Job pooling & dispatch optimization
Pool, prioritize and optimize equipment jobs to reduce travel, delay and unproductive moves.
7 products evaluated2 supported4 partial / conditional1 not yet verified0 not supportedAvg evidence confidence 99%
Product support comparison
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| Product | Status | Confidence | Implementation | Evidence | Limitations / notes | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RT RBS TOPS Expert Realtime Business Solutions | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | TOPS Expert documents holistic optimization of equipment usage, real-time resource allocation, CHE strategy optimization and resource/process optimization. | Sep 19, 2026 |
TS Total Soft Bank CATOS Total Soft Bank | Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | ATCSS, RTGSS and CHESS explicitly perform optimal job scheduling, routing or work-instruction optimization across cranes and horizontal transport. | Sep 19, 2026 |
CT CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) DP World | Partially Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Smart Dispatcher explicitly supports tractor pooling and travelling-distance setup, but it is a named suite component rather than universal base OPS entitlement. | Sep 19, 2026 |
TM Tideworks Mainsail Tideworks Technology | Partially Supported | 99% | Not recorded | 1 source | Traffic Control explicitly prioritizes moves and pools equipment against yard, rail, vessel and gate operations; it remains a separate equipment-control companion product. | Sep 19, 2026 |
CO CyberLogitec OPUS Terminal CyberLogitec | Partially Supported | 98% | Not recorded | 1 source | CyberLogitec states the TLC module optimizes overall terminal workload and equipment/yard work orders; TLC module entitlement is not assumed as universal base OPUS Terminal entitlement. | Sep 19, 2026 |
NN Navis N4 TOS Kaleris | Partially Supported | 98% | Not recorded | 1 source | Kaleris Advanced Optimization continuously evaluates crane, truck and yard tasks to determine the next best move; these optimization products complement N4 and are not assumed base entitlement. | Sep 19, 2026 |
NM Navis Mixed Cargo TOS Kaleris | Not Yet Verified | 0% | Not recorded | 0 sources | No limitation recorded. | Not recorded |
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