Container yard management made easy

Although the stacking, storing and handling of containers in a container yard sounds like a simple process, there’s a surprising amount of information that has to be recorded accurately, altered when necessary and transferred when required. According to the suppliers, this is where a system like the Macro 2000 Container Yard Management Software comes into play. It is an operational management system that automatically takes care of the invoicing. In practical terms, containers are received into the yard, relocated as specific containers are required then reserved and dispatched for specific clients. But there is that large amount of information that is required throughout this process. Needed on the record are: Container owner, client and dates of contract, size, type, ISO codes and various statuses and restrictions, damage (if any) recorded and repaired, relocation, washing and inspection must be tracked and status and location known, and correct information known and relayed to client. All this needs to be supported by radio frequency identification (RFID) and electronic data interchange (EDI) – and is where the Macro 2000 information system plays its role.