CHEOPS

Yard equipment tracking brings received positions and container jobs into the terminal's operating view. Camco Technologies provides CHEOPS, the back-end software for its real-time location system. It connects equipment devices, terminal plans and operator tools so the team can follow container-handling vehicles and the work assigned across the yard.

Location devices fitted to the handling equipment communicate wirelessly with the server. The software exchanges records with the terminal operating system and THE BRIDGE, the shared two-dimensional terminal interface. Vehicle-mounted terminals, the in-cab displays used by drivers, show a live map and the assigned job's source, destination and container. Twistlock signals from a crane's programmable logic controller combine with position records to identify when a job starts, progresses or completes.

Operators receive the equipment map and current work orders through the terminal interface. Defined restricted areas produce notices when unauthorised handling equipment enters, directing attention to the affected zone. Automatic job progression updates the driver's display and sends execution records to the back-end systems. A linked three-dimensional digital twin provides another view of the moving equipment, bringing the selected position and job history into the terminal's wider review workflow.