CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac)
DP World-developed terminal operations suite, historically known as Zodiac, with OPS and optional suite modules spanning billing, auto gate, yard and equipment optimization, automation, RTLS and operational analytics.
Compare CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) vs RBS TOPS Expert for terminal operations across vessel, yard, gate, equipment, automation/integration, deployment, evidence coverage and known research gaps.
TechSelectAI compares CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) and RBS TOPS Expert using recorded product evidence rather than user-specific recommendation scoring. CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) currently has 5 supported, 25 conditional, 58 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. RBS TOPS Expert currently has 18 supported, 37 conditional, 33 unknown/not-yet-verified, and 0 not-supported capabilities. Known-fact confidence is 97% for CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) and 97% for RBS TOPS Expert. Latest recorded review or verification activity across the comparison: Sep 20, 2026.
This summary reflects recorded TechSelectAI evidence only. It is separate from buyer-specific Fit Score, Evidence Confidence, TechSelectAI Verified Reviews and Public Review Intelligence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported.
DP World-developed terminal operations suite, historically known as Zodiac, with OPS and optional suite modules spanning billing, auto gate, yard and equipment optimization, automation, RTLS and operational analytics.
Terminal operating system family for real-time container-terminal planning and execution across vessel, berth, yard, gate, rail, equipment, automation and operational analytics.
Different coverage percentages can reflect how much TechSelectAI has researched and verified, not which product is better. “Research pending” means the current evidence set is incomplete; it is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.
This summarizes the current evidence record by operational module. Known counts include supported and conditional facts. Pending counts are research gaps, not negative capability findings.
| TOS operational module | CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) | RBS TOPS Expert |
|---|---|---|
| Billing, Analytics & Operational Control | 5 / 9 known4 conditional · 4 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 7 / 9 known6 conditional · 2 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Equipment Dispatch & Automation | 8 / 10 known7 conditional · 2 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 8 / 10 known4 conditional · 2 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Gate, Truck & Landside Operations | 4 / 11 known4 conditional · 7 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 6 / 11 known5 conditional · 5 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Integration, Data & Ecosystem | 3 / 11 known2 conditional · 8 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 6 / 11 known5 conditional · 5 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Platform Architecture, Resilience & Security | 2 / 8 known0 conditional · 6 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 5 / 8 known3 conditional · 3 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Rail & Intermodal Operations | 1 / 7 known1 conditional · 6 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 6 / 7 known2 conditional · 1 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Reefer, DG & Special Cargo | 0 / 7 known0 conditional · 7 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 4 / 7 known4 conditional · 3 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Vessel & Berth Planning | 4 / 11 known4 conditional · 7 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 7 / 11 known5 conditional · 4 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
| Yard Strategy & Inventory | 3 / 11 known3 conditional · 8 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported | 6 / 11 known3 conditional · 5 research pending · 0 explicitly unsupported |
The links below are the most recently checked verified sources in this comparison dataset. Source recency and confidence describe the research record; they do not establish a universal product ranking.
Status and confidence reflect recorded evidence. Unknown means not yet verified, not unsupported. In the summary above, TechSelectAI labels this state “research pending”.
| Capability | CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) | RBS TOPS Expert |
|---|---|---|
| Billing / tariff / financial integrationBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Partially Supported96% confidenceThe CARGOES TOS+ PLUS portfolio lists Billing with user-defined quick invoicing; detailed tariff and finance integration scope is not inferred. | Partially Supported95% confidenceRBS documents interfaces to financial systems and automatic linking of yard/vessel activity to billing; a universal native tariff/invoicing scope is not inferred. |
| Customer self-service portalBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Operational audit historyBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly includes audit logs and historical vessel/train views, but the reviewed material does not establish immutable retention, full change provenance or coverage of every operational object. |
| Operational visibility, analytics & KPIsBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Partially Supported97% confidenceRTLS and FMS modules are documented with BI data analytics and OEE model support; module entitlement is not assumed in every TOS+ deployment. | Supported99% confidenceRBS documents TOPS KPI dashboards, real-time monitoring, forecasting and operational reporting. |
| Productivity & equipment KPIsBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Partially Supported96% confidenceCARGOES TOS+ RTLS/FMS modules document BI data analytics and OEE model support; broader KPI coverage is not generalized. | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS KPI provides real-time and historical performance analysis while TOPS Expert also documents operational monitoring; KPI dashboard entitlement remains a package/component boundary. |
| Shift / control-room dashboardBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported96% confidenceTOPS KPI provides remote real-time and historical terminal performance analysis, but it is a named dashboard component rather than assumed universal base TOPX entitlement. |
| Simulation / what-if analysisBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Supported99% confidenceDP World Southampton documents a simulation-modeling capability where terminal operations and planning results can be viewed in advance and fine-tuned before changes are made in production. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Storage, tariff & service billingBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Partially Supported95% confidenceBilling and quick invoicing are explicit, but public evidence does not establish full storage, tariff and event-rating depth. | Partially Supported97% confidenceBilling is a named TOPS/TOPO special module, so billing capability is evidenced without inferring every storage/tariff/rating rule as universal base functionality. |
| Volume / workload forecastingBilling, Analytics & Operational Control | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert documents forecasting abilities, a dispatching and operation forecast planner, and resource-use forecasting, but explicit container-volume and labor-demand forecasting are not established. |
| AGV / ASC automated-equipment integrationEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported97% confidenceYard Crane Automation explicitly integrates ARMG and ASC automation systems; AGV support is not inferred where it is not stated. | Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert automation explicitly supports automated CHE including ASC, ARMG, ARTG and automated transport equipment and can communicate directly with equipment for container moves without human intervention. |
| Equipment dispatch & controlEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported98% confidenceSmart Dispatcher and Smart Yard Crane Scheduler provide dispatch and equipment-planning functions as named CARGOES TOS+ suite components rather than universal core-OPS entitlement. | Supported99% confidenceRBS documents container-handling equipment management, equipment-control optimization and real-time operational planning. |
| Equipment position trackingEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported97% confidenceRTLS is a named TOS+ component integrated with the TOS; exact positioning technologies and entitlement depend on implementation. | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert documents SmartTrack, DGPS and gate position detection; DGPS and related tracking components are named modules and should not be assumed in every base deployment. |
| Equipment status & downtime awarenessEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Job pooling & dispatch optimizationEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported99% confidenceSmart Dispatcher explicitly supports tractor pooling and travelling-distance setup, but it is a named suite component rather than universal base OPS entitlement. | Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert documents holistic optimization of equipment usage, real-time resource allocation, CHE strategy optimization and resource/process optimization. |
| Quay crane job executionEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported95% confidenceTOPX Expert integrates crane scheduling, equipment control and resource allocation; explicit quay-crane job-queue detail is not separately established. |
| RTG / RMG dispatch & work queuesEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported96% confidenceSmart Yard Crane Scheduler provides auto yard planning and dynamic CHE zoning, but the public material does not establish identical RTG/RMG dispatch depth for every implementation. | Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPS Expert automation explicitly supports automated yard CHE including ASC, ARMG and ARTG, but exact RTG/RMG dispatch algorithms and entitlement depend on the automation configuration. |
| Terminal automation / ECS integrationEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Supported99% confidenceDP World explicitly documents integration with real-time systems and terminal automation, including RTLS, ARMG/ASC automation and STS automation integrations. | Supported97% confidenceRBS documents terminal automation, IoT-capable equipment connectivity and optimization; exact ECS adapters and automation scope require project validation. |
| Terminal tractor / straddle dispatchEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported96% confidenceSmart Dispatcher explicitly includes tractor pooling and travel-distance setup; straddle-carrier support is not inferred from tractor evidence. | Partially Supported96% confidenceTOPX provides truck operational management, Expert CHE Strategy and equipment optimization, but straddle-carrier-specific dispatch is not explicitly established in the reviewed public material. |
| VMT mobile work instructionsEquipment Dispatch & Automation | Partially Supported98% confidenceDP World Limassol documents equipment operators switching to devices to receive operational instructions; VMT-specific device/platform behavior and universal base entitlement are not separately established. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Automated gate lane orchestrationGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Partially Supported97% confidenceAGS is explicitly described as an Auto Gate System in the CARGOES TOS+ suite; selected hardware and lane orchestration scope are implementation-dependent. | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert supports gate automation for truck, train and vessel traffic with access control, yard interchange and position detection; GOS and external gate components remain module/integration boundaries. |
| Driver identification & authorizationGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Partially Supported98% confidenceThe Batangas CARGOES AVA+ AGS deployment explicitly provides automatic driver identification, but this remains a companion gate-system capability integrated with TOS+. | Partially Supported94% confidenceRBS documents gate automation with access control and traffic identification, but driver-identity credential methods are not enumerated. |
| Gate & truck operationsGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Partially Supported97% confidenceDP World lists AGS Auto Gate System within the CARGOES TOS+ suite; exact gate functions and lane-device scope depend on the selected suite configuration. | Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert documents gate management/GOS connectivity, while TOPS Expert Cloud documents integrated gate management. |
| Gate customs / line / terminal holdsGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Gate OCR / ANPR integrationGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Partially Supported99% confidenceCARGOES AVA+ AGS at Batangas uses intelligent cameras to capture container numbers and truck license plates, but OCR/LPR capability is provided through the companion Auto Gate solution rather than assumed inside base TOS+ OPS. | Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPS Expert automation explicitly includes OCR and automated gate access/position detection, but ANPR is not separately stated and external gate technology may participate in the solution. |
| Interchange / EIR processingGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Pre-gate & out-gate validationGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Truck appointment integrationGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported99% confidenceTruck Appointment is a named TOPS Expert additional module; it is not assumed as universal base TOPX/TOPO entitlement. |
| Truck pre-advice & booking validationGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported96% confidenceVehicle Booking System is a named TOPS optional module, but the reviewed public material does not establish all booking/release/pre-advice validation functions as universal base entitlement. |
| Truck turn-time & queue monitoringGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Weighbridge & VGM workflowsGate, Truck & Landside Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Carrier booking & release integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| CODECO / COARRI EDI messagingIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| COPARN / COPRAR EDI messagingIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| EDI, APIs & external-system integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Partially Supported94% confidenceDP World documents a robust integration environment for equipment automation and RTLS, but the reviewed public evidence does not enumerate a universal EDI/API catalogue. | Supported99% confidenceTOPO/TOPS documentation includes EDI processing, open interfaces/web services and connectivity to gate, reefer-monitoring and financial systems. |
| ERP / finance integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPS Expert Cloud explicitly supports interfaces to financial systems, but the reviewed public material does not establish universal ERP connectors or accounting-system coverage across all editions. |
| Event / webhook / streaming integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Gate / OCR subsystem integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Supported99% confidenceDP World states that CARGOES AVA+ AGS automatically transmits captured gate data to CARGOES TOS+ in real time for seamless processing. | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert automation integrates OCR and GOS/gate automation, but exact vendor adapters and whether recognition is native or external remain implementation-specific. |
| MOVINS / BAPLIE vessel messagingIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly documents BAPLIE received by EDI, while MOVINS support is not separately established in the reviewed first-party material. |
| PCS / customs / authority integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Partially Supported96% confidenceDP World documents an ATI Batangas implementation connecting TOS, automated gate systems, customs functions and other CARGOES solutions; this proves a customs-connected implementation but not a universal PCS/customs connector catalogue. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Reefer monitoring system integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported98% confidenceRBS explicitly lists Reefer Monitoring Integration/System as an additional TOPS module; deployment depends on the selected package and external monitoring environment. |
| REST / web-service API integrationIntegration, Data & Ecosystem | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly provides open interfaces via web services, and Web Service Interface with Third Party Software is a named TOPS module; REST specifically is not claimed. |
| Android mobile applicationMobile Access | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence · native_android_appMobile availability has not yet been verified from first-party evidence. |
| iOS mobile applicationMobile Access | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence · native_ios_appMobile availability has not yet been verified from first-party evidence. |
| Mobile web accessMobile Access | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence · mobile_webMobile availability has not yet been verified from first-party evidence. |
| BCP / degraded or offline operationsPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Cloud / on-prem deployment flexibilityPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Supported99% confidenceDP World explicitly states Cargoes P&T can be hosted on-site premises or in the cloud. This does not by itself classify the cloud option as public SaaS. | Supported99% confidenceRBS offers distinct TOPS Expert Enterprise and TOPS Expert Cloud packages, establishing deployment flexibility across enterprise-installed and cloud variants at the TOPS Expert family level. |
| Disaster recovery & RPO/RTO controlsPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert Cloud explicitly documents continuous AWS backups and retrieval of data after a disaster, establishing cloud-edition disaster-recovery capability without proving identical DR architecture for every Enterprise deployment. |
| High availability architecturePlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Multi-terminal / multi-site operationPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| RBAC / SSO / enterprise identityPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported94% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly includes Security & Administration, but the reviewed public material does not establish SSO or the full role/identity model. |
| Security & administrative audit loggingPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported99% confidenceTOPO Expert explicitly lists security access control, user-class access control and audit logs, but the reviewed public material does not define security-event coverage, immutability, retention or SIEM/export depth. |
| Throughput & scale for large terminalsPlatform Architecture, Resilience & Security | Supported99% confidenceDP World states the OPS planning and operations module is proven at marine terminals exceeding 10 million TEU per year. | Supported98% confidenceRBS describes TOPX as high-performance and scalable and TOPS automation/optimization as scalable for terminals of varying sizes, although no universal TEU ceiling is published in the reviewed material. |
| Rail / intermodal operationsRail & Intermodal Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported98% confidenceTOPS Expert Cloud explicitly documents rail management within the TOPX operational package. |
| Rail crane work queuesRail & Intermodal Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported94% confidenceRail operations are combined with equipment control and CHE optimization, but explicit rail-crane work-queue semantics are not separately documented. |
| Rail interchange eventsRail & Intermodal Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Rail load / discharge planningRail & Intermodal Operations | Partially Supported95% confidenceThe Southampton implementation documents deadline handling for rail-yard moves, but full train/wagon load-discharge planning is not separately established. | Supported98% confidenceRBS explicitly lists Rail Planning & Scheduling and Rail Operation & Management in its TOPS Expert rail-terminal scope. |
| Rail-yard inventory visibilityRail & Intermodal Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported95% confidenceThe rail solution combines rail operations with yard management and container data management, but a distinct rail-inventory reconciliation workflow is not separately documented. |
| Train schedule & service managementRail & Intermodal Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported98% confidenceThe RBS rail-terminal solution explicitly includes Rail Planning & Scheduling within TOPS Expert. |
| Wagon / consist planningRail & Intermodal Operations | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported99% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly supports building wagon classes and rail wagons, creating train geometry, viewing train lists/layouts and planning departing trains. |
| Container weight / VGM controlReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPO Expert is explicitly described as VGM ready, but the reviewed public material does not establish full weighing-device integration, verification workflow or every SOLAS VGM process step. |
| Damage & inspection workflowReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Dangerous-goods segregation controlsReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPX Expert rail/stowage planning explicitly includes hazardous-container stowage rules, but the reviewed material does not establish a complete dangerous-goods segregation engine across all yard and vessel workflows. |
| OOG & special-equipment handlingReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPX Expert planning explicitly handles over-dimension and deck-height/deck-weight stowage constraints, but dedicated OOG equipment workflows and special-lift execution are not separately documented. |
| Reefer plug / unplug workflowReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Reefer temperature & alarm integrationReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported97% confidenceReefer Monitoring System/Integration is a named TOPS Expert additional module, so reefer monitoring is evidenced without assuming universal base entitlement. |
| Reefer, dangerous goods & special cargo controlsReefer, DG & Special Cargo | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| BAPLIE import / exportVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Berth window & berth allocation schedulingVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported98% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly provides integrated smart automated berth planning and optimization, but public material does not separately establish berth-window conflict rules and arrival/departure window management depth. |
| Carrier vessel-plan collaborationVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Discharge / load sequencingVessel & Berth Planning | Partially Supported97% confidenceThe Southampton implementation documents improved planning of discharge operations, but the public evidence does not establish a complete load/discharge sequencing engine across all deployments. | Partially Supported95% confidenceAutomated vessel planning and crane scheduling support ship-work sequencing, but explicit discharge/load sequence controls are not separately documented publicly. |
| Quay crane split planningVessel & Berth Planning | Partially Supported98% confidenceDP World Southampton documents dynamic zoning of quay cranes to improve discharge planning, but exact crane-split algorithms and universal entitlement are not established. | Partially Supported96% confidenceRBS documents automatic crane scheduling and vessel planning, but explicit quay-crane split/range planning is not separately established. |
| Quay crane work queuesVessel & Berth Planning | Partially Supported99% confidenceSmart Stow explicitly provides automatic work-queue activation, but Smart Stow is a named CARGOES TOS+ suite component rather than assumed universal base OPS entitlement. | Partially Supported95% confidenceTOPX combines vessel operations, equipment control and real-time operational resource allocation, but explicit quay-crane work-queue semantics are not separately documented. |
| Restow & vessel rehandle planningVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Stowage & bay planningVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported97% confidenceTOPX Expert documents advanced automated vessel planning and crane scheduling, but detailed bay-position, hatch, deck and stowage-constraint functions are not separately enumerated in the reviewed public material. |
| Twin / tandem lift planningVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Vessel & berth planning / executionVessel & Berth Planning | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert documents vessel planning/management, automated berth planning and real-time execution. |
| Vessel call lifecycle managementVessel & Berth Planning | Partially Supported96% confidenceDP World describes CARGOES TOS+ as providing real-time information on vessel, gate and yard movements, which establishes vessel-operational visibility but not the full vessel-call workflow, berth-window or stowage scope. | Supported98% confidenceTOPX Expert manages vessel and berth operations from berthing through operational completion within its real-time planning and control scope. |
| Automated decking / grounding decisionsYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported96% confidenceTOPX automatically manages container storage positions to support retrieval and reduce rehandles, but the reviewed public material does not use explicit decking/grounding terminology. |
| Block / stack allocation planningYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Partially Supported96% confidenceTOPX automatically manages container storage toward final positions and provides Expert Yard Management, but public material does not enumerate every block/row/bay/stack allocation rule. |
| Configurable yard strategy rulesYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported99% confidenceTOPX Expert explicitly uses reverse engineering to manage yard strategy and includes Expert Yard Management within the operational system. |
| Empty container inventory managementYard Strategy & Inventory | Partially Supported98% confidenceSmart Stow explicitly supports generic empty loading and Southampton documents empty-container selection, but broader empty-depot and inventory-control depth is not established for every deployment. | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Housekeeping & remarshalling planningYard Strategy & Inventory | Partially Supported97% confidenceSmart Housekeeping is a named CARGOES TOS+ component for efficient yard-container management; it is not assumed as universal base OPS functionality. | Partially Supported95% confidenceExpert Yard Management and automated storage optimization support yard strategy, but proactive housekeeping/remarshalling planning is not separately described publicly. |
| Import / export / prestack segregationYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Rehandle minimizationYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Supported99% confidenceRBS explicitly states TOPX automatically manages container storage while minimizing re-handling moves. |
| Yard density & capacity visibilityYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Yard holds & exception managementYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Yard inventory reconciliationYard Strategy & Inventory | Not Yet Verified0% confidence | Not Yet Verified0% confidence |
| Yard planning & container inventoryYard Strategy & Inventory | Partially Supported98% confidenceDP World documents Smart Housekeeping and Smart Yard Crane Scheduler within the broader CARGOES TOS+ suite; these named components are not assumed in every OPS configuration. | Supported99% confidenceTOPS Expert documents advanced yard strategy, yard/truck management and container movement optimization. |
| Deployment model | CARGOES TOS+ (Zodiac) | RBS TOPS Expert |
|---|---|---|
| On-premise | Supported99% confidence | Supported98% confidence |
| Public SaaS | Not recorded | Supported98% confidence |
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