Port of Tanjung Pelepas sets new productivity records after launching terminal truck optimization from Kaleris

Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia’s largest transshipment hub, recently implemented a new Terminal Truck Optimization (TT-O) solution empowering their team to take a smarter approach to scheduling and dispatching moves to terminal tractors. Using the solution to strategically plan truck movements across multiple zones, drivers received their job assignments 44% faster, leading to a 13% reduction in truck cycle time. PTP’s skilled workforce leveraged this acceleration to set a new record for the terminal of 14,914 quayside moves in a single 12-hour shift and 1,420 moves in one hour within that shift.

“PTP is committed to investing in and developing world-class technology to ensure we continue to improve our service offering to our customers,” said Mark Hardiman, CEO at Port of Tanjung Pelepas. “Joe Schofield PTP’s COO has led the development of Terminal Truck Optimization (TT-O) in collaboration with Kaleris, resulting in significant efficiency gains for PTP. This partnership builds on our long history of collaboration with Kaleris, which has delivered innovations such as RTG Optimization, Lashing / Pinning Apps, and more, enhancing terminal efficiency, safety, and service stability. The deployment of TT-O has already demonstrated measurable improvements, including reduced deployment, fuel savings, improved cycle times, and increased laden travel. This success showcases the impact of bringing together our talented staff and the Kaleris team to drive the industry forward.”

Kaleris, the world’s largest provider of terminal operating systems, developed the Terminal Truck Optimization product that integrates closely with the latest version of the company’s N4 TOS. The solution uses enhanced logic to assign truck moves, with automated strategy adaptation to dynamically respond to changing yard conditions.

Within two months of deployment of Terminal Truck Optimization, the value PTP experienced includes:

14% improvement in truck productivity

20% increase in laden truck travel

20% reduction in quay crane waiting time

11% reduction in truck deployment

7% reduction in fuel consumption

By leveraging real-time data, including truck GPS positions and job completion status, TT-O ensures trucks are efficiently assigned to the nearest available move. This minimizes idle time, maximizes productivity, and optimizes horizontal container movements across the yard. The solution also enables dual cycle handling and prioritization based on each crane’s performance, maximizing quay crane moves and lowering their wait times.

“Working closely with PTP and its leadership team gave us crucial insight into needed innovation benefiting the container handling industry and the overall supply chain,” said Kirk Knauff, CEO at Kaleris. “We are thrilled with the immediate results Terminal Truck Optimization delivered for PTP and introducing this key component of our advanced terminal optimization strategy. We look forward to working with PTP to continue achieving even greater value with this solution. Based on its current performance, container terminals evaluating how to drive operational efficiencies with their existing fleet will find tremendous value in adding TT-O to their N4 TOS.”

2025 marks the 25th anniversary of PTP delivering excellent service to its customers. PTP has also been recognized as the 5th most efficient container port in the world, according to The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence in the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023. The port currently ranks 15th among the world’s top container ports in terms of volume throughput.