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Sea container transport

e-Lips TMS is a powerful transport management system for sea container transport. The system supports complex container planning, including unloading, reloading, consolidating journeys, terminals, time slots, chassis management and tariff structures. From planning to invoicing, you can automate the entire container transport process within a single centralised environment.

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Why a TMS is essential for sea container transport

Sea container transport is more complex than standard road transport. Planners have to deal with:

  • Uncoupling and coupling containers

  • Reloading and consolidating journeys

  • Terminal visits and time slot bookings

  • Chassis management

  • Fluctuating rates and surcharges

Manual processing or working with separate systems quickly leads to errors, duplicate entries and wasted time.

A specialised transport management system for sea container transport prevents this. Through automation and real-time visibility, you work more efficiently and retain full control over your operations.

Challenges

Challenges facing the sea container transport sector

  • Time slots

    Planners work with multiple port and terminal portals. Fully booked time slots disrupt arrival times and immediately put pressure on the schedule.

  • Complex planning

    When terminals are closed or slots are missed, journeys must be adjusted immediately, such as splitting, rerouting, separating and merging later.

  • Prone to errors

    CMRs, container numbers and seal numbers arrive in a fragmented manner. Manual processing takes time, causes errors and delays invoicing.

  • Status-related stress

    Frequent coordination with drivers, terminals and clients for status updates puts constant pressure on the schedule.

Solutions

Solutions with e-Lips TMS

Planning & Operations

For planners who need to adapt on a daily basis

    • Complex schedules involving multiple lorries
    • AI Automatic Reloading
    • Split orders across multiple lorries
    • Add stopovers and cross-docks via internal and external depots
    • Plan pre-leg, main leg and post-leg routes
    • Unlinking, swapping and combining journeys
    • Clear map showing scheduled journeys
    • Clear table showing unlinked journeys
    • Graphical planning with drag & drop
    • Order pool and resource pool (truck, trailer, driver)
    • Taking account of time windows and opening hours
    • Round trips and combined journeys

Order Entry & Integrations

Less manual work, more automation

    • AI-powered order entry
    • Automatic order import from ERP systems
    • Order entry via API
    • Order import from XML, Excel and PDF
    • Predefined order templates
    • Multiple order and item lines per file
    • Order and delivery types within a single file
    • Order overviews and search functions

Port, Terminal & Container Connections

Everything related to container transport in one place

    • Support for multiple ports
    • No separate portals for each port or terminal
    • Container status visible from terminals
    • Integrated with Portbase
    • Integrated with PSA
    • Integrated with DP World
    • Integrated with Medrepair
    • Integrated with MPET
    • Integrated with Dakosy DE
    • Integrated with Avantida

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Our mission is to help your business grow and reduce your workload

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    less manual work
  • 0%
    fewer adjustments to the schedule
  • 0%
    faster invoicing

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