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.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_operating_system
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