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TerminalOS by Nehlum
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TerminalOS: AI Container Depot and Terminal Management Software

Stop managing tomorrow with yesterday's data.

Most depots know what was in the yard yesterday. TerminalOS tells you what's in it now, who each container belongs to, how long it has been there and what's arriving or leaving tomorrow. It reads the return notices, pickup instructions, detention extensions and shipping-line emails your team already receives, keeps every container record up to date, and plans the yard ahead. Know what's here. Know what's coming.

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  • Reads every email
  • Knows every container
  • Counts every day
  • Forecasts tomorrow
  • Plans the space
  • You make the call
HANDLES ISO Tanks 20ft 40ft Reefer Food Grade Chemical Grade

A container yard seen from above, every container grey and unknown. Four questions appear: what's here, whose is it, how long, what's next. Six emails arrive, a return notice, a pickup instruction, a detention extension, a shipping-line instruction, an expected arrival and a customer email, but nothing connects them to the yard. TerminalOS reads them: email read, return date captured, pickup scheduled, arrival expected, inventory updated. Each container is linked to its customer. Today: 326 containers in the yard. Tomorrow: 24 expected in, 17 planned out, space planned. The yard manager approves the space plan.

01THE QUESTIONS

Do you really know what's sitting in your terminal?

Answer five questions about your yard. The meter shows how much could be slipping away every month because the yard runs on yesterday's data.

QUESTION 1 · WHAT'S HERE?

If someone asked right now how many containers are in your yard, could you trust the number?

12%
QUESTION 2 · WHOSE IS IT?

Do you know who owns every container, and who you should be billing?

4
QUESTION 3 · HOW LONG?

How long has each container been sitting there, and has every storage day been billed?

8
QUESTION 4 · WHAT'S NEXT?

How many trucks will arrive tomorrow that nobody told the yard about?

6
QUESTION 5 · THE INBOX

How many emails a day carry a return date, pickup or extension that someone has to retype?

60

SAR slipping every month

SAR 30,036
Storage days never billed
SAR 3,756
Re-handling for unplanned arrivals
SAR 14,040
Retyping emails 104 h
SAR 6,240
Disputes and write-offs
SAR 6,000

Illustrative estimate. Your figures will differ.

How we calculate
  • Unbilled storage = containers × % out of date × unbilled days × storage rate
  • Re-handling = unplanned arrivals per day × 26 working days × 2 extra moves × SAR 45 per move
  • Retyping = emails per day × 26 working days × 4 minutes ÷ 60 × SAR 60 per hour
  • Disputes = disputes per month × SAR 1,500
See TerminalOS read them
02THE SOLUTION

Your yard is written in your inbox. TerminalOS reads it.

Return dates, pickups, extensions and expected arrivals already reach your team by email every day. TerminalOS connects to those inboxes, reads every message, matches it to the right container and customer, and keeps your yard record and tomorrow's plan up to date.

Container record DEMU 550129-6

  • Expected in
  • Next movement
  • Free days
  • Priority
  • Service booked
  • Status reply

TerminalOS reads

LineSizesQuantityReturn date

It updates

Expected in (tomorrow), space reserved

Someone has to read, retype and remember each one.

What TerminalOS reads in each email, and what it updates

  • Container return notice: TerminalOS reads Line · Sizes · Quantity · Return date. It updates: Expected in (tomorrow), space reserved.
  • Pickup instruction: TerminalOS reads Container numbers · Customer · Truck · Pickup time. It updates: Next movement → Planned out, release waiting for approval.
  • Detention extension: TerminalOS reads Container · Extra free days. It updates: Free days and storage start date.
  • Shipping-line instruction: TerminalOS reads Repositioning or off-hire · Quantity · Destination. It updates: Planned out, priority.
  • Expected arrival: TerminalOS reads Container or tank · ETA · Cargo history · Service requested. It updates: Expected in, service booked.
  • Customer email: TerminalOS reads Container asked about. It updates: Status reply drafted for your team.

How TerminalOS works

  1. 01

    Connect

    Your shared inboxes (ops@, depot@, customer service), gate records and yard data.

  2. 02

    Read

    Every email: return notices, pickup instructions, detention extensions, shipping-line instructions, expected arrivals and customer questions. Newsletters and internal chatter are skipped.

  3. 03

    Match

    Each message is linked to the right container, customer and shipping line.

  4. 04

    Update

    Inventory, owner, days in yard, status and next movement are updated on the container record.

  5. 05

    Forecast

    Tomorrow's arrivals and departures, space per zone and lift moves are planned days ahead.

  6. 06

    You decide

    Your team approves releases, space plans and replies. Every change is recorded.

06CAPABILITIES

Six modules. Nine roles. One AI terminal employee.

A container terminal management system for empty container depots, ISO tank depots and yards across Saudi Arabia and the GCC: gate, yard, cleaning, repair, billing and a customer portal, with an AI layer that keeps container inventory, dwell time and yard capacity planning current from your email.

  • Email reading for return notices, pickups and extensions
  • Automatic container matching
  • Live yard inventory
  • Dwell-time tracking
  • Storage day capture
  • Tomorrow's arrivals and departures forecast
  • Space planning by zone
  • Smart yard placement
  • Status replies drafted for customers
  • Ask your yard in plain language
  • Reefer temperature alerts
  • Turnaround prediction

  • Gate Management

    Digital gate-in and gate-out with checklists, driver details and turnaround captured.

  • Yard Management

    Zones, bays and stacks with live occupancy and planned movements.

  • Cleaning & QA

    Inspections and cleaning tracked on the container record.

  • Maintenance & Repair

    Repairs estimated, approved and tracked per container.

  • Billing & Finance

    Storage and services charged from the container's own record.

  • Customer Portal

    Customers check status, documents and approvals themselves.

Nine roles, one system

  • AdminFull control and audit logs
  • Gate OfficerGate-in and gate-out
  • InspectorInspections with photos
  • Cleaning SupervisorBays and queue
  • MNR EngineerRepair jobs
  • Yard ManagerLayout and movements
  • Billing OfficerInvoices and payments
  • Lift OperatorMoves on mobile
  • CustomerSelf-service portal

READ · KNOW · PLAN

Know what's here. Know what's coming.

TerminalOS does the reading, counting and forecasting. Your team makes the call.

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