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Terminal services

Operational partnerships at major port terminals worldwide with real-time terminal monitoring and container status tracking.

Port Operations Handling Gate Tracking Free Days
Smartports advantage

Smartports maintains operational partnerships with key terminal operators across major ports in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

We monitor terminal changes in real time (including carrier terminal switches and operational disruptions) and proactively re-route cargo to avoid congestion or additional handling charges. Our terminal coordination includes gate-in/gate-out tracking, container status updates, and pre-positioning of equipment to ensure cargo moves through port facilities without unnecessary dwell.

Key capabilities

Rates
Preferential OTHC / DTHC Rates
Below-tariff Origin and Destination Terminal Handling Charges negotiated through volume commitments and long-term terminal partnerships. Preferential OTHC/DTHC rates applied to every container, delivering direct cost savings on handling at both origin and destination terminals.
Free time
Additional Free Storage & Reefer Plug Days
Extended free-time allowances for storage and reefer plug days on top of standard shipping line and terminal free days. More time for customs clearance and inland coordination without accruing storage or reefer electricity charges at the terminal.
Positioning
Preferential Container Positioning
Through our volume commitments and long-term terminal partnerships, we secure preferential yard positions for your containers at the terminal. Combined with our own guaranteed trucking capacity, this ensures containers are positioned for rapid retrieval and released on time - reducing truck wait times, avoiding congestion penalties, and accelerating gate-out for both import pickup and export delivery.
Maneuvers
Segregation of Maneuvers
Independent coordination of each terminal maneuver - discharge, repositioning, inspection, and loading - as separate, trackable operations. Full accountability per movement, preventing cost overlap and ensuring transparent billing for every container handled.
Trucking
Guaranteed Trucking & Equipment Pre-Positioning
Dedicated trucking fleet secured for every container gate-out and gate-in operation, with containers and chassis pre-staged at terminals in advance of vessel arrivals. Our transport capacity ensures containers are picked up or delivered within the terminal's operational window, eliminating waiting time, third-party carrier shortages, and scheduling conflicts.
Intelligence
Real-Time Terminal Intelligence
Live visibility into terminal congestion, berth availability, and equipment status across our global port network. Automated gate-in and gate-out notifications with timestamp documentation for demurrage and detention calculations. Proactive monitoring of carrier terminal assignments with advance alerts and re-routing when carriers switch facilities or conditions change.

Global terminal operators

Drewry GTO League Table - 2024 equity-adjusted throughput data.

# Operator Type Eq. TEU (M) YoY
1 PSA International Independent 63.4 +4%
2 COSCO Shipping Ports Hybrid 54.0 +2%
3 China Merchants Ports Independent 51.0 +1%
4 APM Terminals Hybrid (Maersk) 48.0 −2%
5 DP World Independent 47.4 +2%
6 Hutchison Ports Independent 43.7 −3%
7 MSC Group (TiL / AGL) Hybrid 42.0 +17%
8 ICTSI Independent 12.2 +4%
9 CMA CGM (CMA Terminals / Terminal Link) Hybrid 10.1 +7%
10 SSA Marine Independent 8.7 flat

Source: Drewry Maritime Research - Global Terminal Operators Report 2024.

Global port coverage

Americas
North & South America
Asia-Pacific
East & Southeast Asia
Europe
Northern & Mediterranean
Middle East & Africa
Gulf & East Africa

Optimise your terminal operations

Real-time monitoring, equipment pre-positioning, and proactive terminal management at key ports worldwide.

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