{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Container handling control system","description":"As a vessel leaves anchorage and heads for its berth, the terminal operating system (TOS) – the container handling control system – is already at work: it plans vessel operations, directs cranes and yard equipment, manages stacking positions in the block, and issues movement orders to trucks and rail. The system simultaneously processes real-time data from cargo manifests, gate scanners, crane controllers, and dispatching modules. A TOS differs fundamentally from a warehouse management system (W","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container-handling-control-system","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:48:29.904422","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_operating_system","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/container-handling-control-system","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Container handling control system · As a vessel leaves anchorage and heads for its berth, the terminal operating system (TOS) – the container handling control system – is already at work: it plans vessel operations, directs cranes and yard equipment, manages stacking positions in the block, and issues movement orders to trucks and rail. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_operating_system"}