Smart VBS: appointments and slots

Not a booking calendar. A capacity engine.

Every truck arrives with a slot that the gate, the yard and the vessel plan can actually absorb.

In product

What it does

Booking through the web portal, mobile app, kiosk and API (TMS/ERP).
Slot capacity rules by gate, lane, job type (import/export, full/empty, reefer, IMO) and cargo type.
AI quota forecast: sets the number of bookings per slot days ahead from yard occupancy, crane rate, vessel ETA/ETD, shift changes and history.
Dynamic steering: moves demand from peak hours to free slots and proposes alternatives.
Estimated truck turnaround time (TTT) per slot, shown to the haulier before booking.
Combined operations: suggests an import delivery and an export pick-up in one appointment.
Container readiness forecast from customs and yard status.
Autopilot: bookings created automatically for hauliers connected by API.
Pre-registration of truck, driver, licence, RFID card and documents.
Early, late, no-show and cancellation rules, linked to the reliability score.
Confirmations, reminders and slot changes by SMS, WhatsApp, e-mail and push.