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Bay Planning Yard Cranes

Yard cranes – RTGs (Rubber Tired Gantries) moving on rubber tyres, or RMGs (Rail Mounted Gantries) running on fixed rails – reach peak productivity when their stack movements are synchronised with the incoming vessel's bay plan.

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Yard cranes – RTGs (Rubber Tired Gantries) moving on rubber tyres, or RMGs (Rail Mounted Gantries) running on fixed rails – reach peak productivity when their stack movements are synchronised with…

The Terminal Operating System (TOS) feeds stowage data to the crane control system, allowing containers to be pre-positioned in the correct yard locations well before the vessel berths.

Fewer pre-arrival reshuffles translate directly into fewer crane cycles, lower risk of equipment conflicts, and higher container throughput per hour.

Last updated: 16 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

Source: https://www.porttechnology.org/news/bay_planning_the_cure_for_plagued_terminal_productivity/

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Yard cranes – RTGs (Rubber Tired Gantries) moving on rubber tyres, or RMGs (Rail Mounted Gantries) running on fixed rails – reach peak productivity when their stack movements are synchronised with the incoming vessel's bay plan. The Terminal Operating System (TOS) feeds stowage data to the crane control system, allowing containers to be pre-positioned in the correct yard locations well before the vessel berths. Fewer pre-arrival reshuffles translate directly into fewer crane cycles, lower risk of equipment conflicts, and higher container throughput per hour. RTGs offer the flexibility to be repositioned across the yard as traffic patterns change, while RMGs suit highly automated terminal designs where fixed infrastructure is an advantage.

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