Berth Scheduling — Datasheet

Overview

Overview

Berth Scheduling is the planning brain of a container terminal: a constraint-aware berth allocation tool that turns AIS vessel ETAs, vessel dimensions, cargo profiles and crane availability into a defensible Gantt schedule. Berth planners can drag, drop and stress-test scenarios in seconds, with conflicts flagged before they hit the water.

Used by berth-on-shift planners, pilot ops and crane gangs to converge on a single truth: who berths where, when, and which quay cranes are assigned. Plugs into the TOS as the upstream scheduler.

• Berth × time Gantt with drag-drop reschedule and constraint validation
• AIS-aware queue — vessels at anchor stay in priority order with live ETA updates
• Crane assignment — allocate quay cranes per vessel with span/clearance checks
• KPI dashboard — berth utilisation, average wait, moves/hr, on-time percentage

How It Works

1. Vessel ingest — AIS feed + agency ETAs + line schedules ingested into the vessel queue with LOA, draft, beam, cargo profile, hatch plan.
2. Constraint check — for each candidate berth: length, depth, fenders, twin-crane span, tide window, bunker bay availability.
3. Gantt plan — planner drags vessel cards onto berth lanes. Engine flags conflicts (overlap, depth, crane reach) in real time.
4. Crane assignment — quay cranes assigned per vessel; span / clearance / shift / maintenance windows respected.
5. Publish & sync — confirmed plan pushed to TOS, pilot ops, agency portal, and crane gang scheduling.

Features

• Drag-drop Gantt — berth × time lanes with snap-to-tide and snap-to-shift
• Conflict detection — berth overlap, depth, length, fender, crane span — flagged before publish
• Crane assignment — up to 5 QCs per vessel with span/clearance/shift constraints
• What-if scenarios — branch a schedule, run alternative, A/B compare KPIs
• Tide & weather overlay — live tide curve, wind/wave thresholds for restricted classes
• Agency portal — line agents see their vessels and propose changes via web form
• Audit history — every schedule change logged with user, timestamp, reason
• TOS publish — one-click push to Navis N4, OPUS, CATOS — or any TOS via REST/EDI

Use Cases

• Container terminals — mainline + feeder berth allocation across 2–12 berths
• Multi-purpose ports — mixed container, bulk, ro-ro on the same quay
• Bulk & project cargo terminals — long-tail vessels with tight bunker / pilot windows
• Port authorities — central berthing for multi-operator terminals
• Shipping line offices — visibility into upcoming slots across visited ports
• Greenfield terminal commissioning — planning tool from day one, scales with growth

Specifications

• Time horizon: rolling 7–28 day window with 5-minute granularity
• Berths: up to 16 berths per terminal, multi-terminal port deployments supported
• Constraints engine: declarative rules (length, depth, crane, tide, shift, fender, hazmat)
• AIS: live coastal AIS feed or partner feed (MarineTraffic, Spire, Kpler)
• Performance: drag/drop reschedule with full constraint re-eval < 200 ms
• Integrations: Navis N4, CATOS, OPUS, TOPS via REST / EDI; Port Community Systems
• Hosting: SaaS, private cloud, or on-prem; offline-tolerant planner workstation
• Audit & security: SSO (SAML, OIDC), role-based access, full change-log

Product information

Customisation options

• Terminal scale — 2 berths boutique, 4–8 mid-size, 12+ mega-terminal, or multi-terminal port group
• Cargo profile — container only, bulk only, ro-ro only, or mixed multi-purpose
• Constraint pack — standard (length / depth / shift) or extended (tide, fender, hazmat, bunker, line preference)
• Crane assignment — off (planner-only), assisted (suggestions), or fully automatic with span solver
• AIS feed — in-house coastal AIS, MarineTraffic, Spire, Kpler, or your existing PCS feed
• TOS integration — Navis N4, OPUS, CATOS, TOPS, custom REST / EDI bridge
• Agency portal — disabled, read-only, or full propose-change workflow
• Hosting — SGT cloud SaaS, your private cloud, or on-prem with offline planner workstation

Ordering & lead time

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Support

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