Introducing the TOS Quarterly Newsletter from Kaleris
Welcome to the TOS Quarterly Newsletter, Edition 01 – a new way for us to share what’s new, what’s working, and what’s next across Kaleris Terminal Operating Systems. This newsletter is designed to help you understand how terminals are advancing performance through stronger foundations, smarter operations, and practical optimization.
Each edition brings you:
- Smarter product innovation driven by terminal realities
- Customer wins that translate into real performance gains
- New optimization capabilities that keep you ahead
- Where we’re engaging with terminals around the world
A Look Back at Our Customer Summits in Singapore + Dubai
These events brought together the maritime community for collaboration, with breakout sessions highlighting TOS innovations, customer successes, and focused 1:1 conversations that helped us stay closely connected with many of you who attended.
Keep an eye out for future events. Kaleris is dedicated to building relationships and fostering conversations around supply chain innovation, growth and efficiency.
EMEA Summit
APAC Summit
In the Spotlight
The Benefits of Embracing Change
A recent World Cargo News feature highlights how Seayard terminal in Marseille Fos is optimizing berth planning and execution with Kaleris’ Berth Window Management (BWM) software. The solution is helping drive smarter decisions and streamline operations for improved efficiency.
Elevating the Supply Chain of Tomorrow with AI
Rene Alvarenga shares practical insights on how artificial intelligence is reshaping port and terminal operations. As the industry moves beyond the initial novelty of artificial intelligence, success depends on building a solid data strategy, embracing change, and forging strong strategic partnerships.
You Don’t Want to Miss This
Modernizing Operation at the Port of Auckland: An exclusive Q & A with Gary Elmes on the N4 4.0 Upgrade
In partnership with Kaleris, the Port of Auckland launched a major upgrade at Fergusson Terminal, transitioning to the advanced N4 4.0 system. To learn more about this digital transformation journey, we sat down with Gary Elmes, General Manager Digital, who led the project, to discuss the goals, challenges, lessons, and future vision for the port.
Where You’ll Find Us Next—Meet the Team There
Manifest – February 9-11, 2026
- Breakbulk Middle East – February 4-5, 2026
- CTAC Americas – February 24-25, 2026
- TPM26 February 28, 2026
- Happening Now: Manifest – February 9-11, 2026
- CTAC Americas – February 24-25, 2026
- TPM26 February 28, 2026
- Fiesta Logistica Valencia, March 6
- Intermodal South America, April 14-16
- TOC Europe, May 16-18
Advancing Terminal Operations Worldwide with N4 & AO
Over the past year, Kaleris has maintained a strong global presence across the terminal ecosystem-through TOC events in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, CTAC forums, Customer Summits in Singapore and Dubai, and ongoing engagement with customers and partners. Across these conversations, one message stood out clearly: N4 remains the foundation of modern terminal operations, and everything we build extends its value.
TOS on the Global Stage
At industry forums worldwide, Kaleris positioned Terminal Operating Systems not just as software, but as the operational backbone that enables terminals to scale, adapt, and perform. These discussions reinforced shared challenges across regions and the importance of technology grounded in real perational experience.
N4 4.0 : Strengthening the Foundation
As terminals scale automation and optimization, a stable and reliable core is essential. N4 4.0 delivers a major step forward in reliability, performance, and stability, with many customers already upgraded. The impact is tangible. The world’s first fully automated terminal, MVII, Rotterdam upgraded to N4 4.0 in early 2025 laying the groundwork for their Automated Terminal Trucks and advanced rail automation. At Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Malaysia the move to N4 4.0 delivered immediate productivity gains with no patches, no downtime, and no disruption, highlighting the platform’s maturity and robustness. Key enhancements such as Kafka-based messaging and improved configuration have significantly improved speed, uptime, and stability.
From Foundation to Measurable Impact
N4 is the base layer-delivering the robustness and reliability terminals depend on daily. Advanced Optimization (AO) builds on this foundation, helping terminals improve equipment utilization, throughput, and predictability. Sustaining these gains requires the right mix of technology, domain expertise, and strong operational teams- an approach central to Kaleris’ philosophy.
Advanced Optimization as a Growth Enabler
Every terminal is unique in layout, maturity, and constraints. That’s why Kaleris enables phased, flexible adoption of optimization, allowing terminals to scale capabilities at a pace aligned with operational readiness rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all approach.
Our Advanced Optimization journey is delivering value, with many terminal partners already using it to make better use of resources and equipment — improving productivity and supporting cost efficiency.
Successful implementations and strong partnerships continue to help us refine and strengthen our solutions together.
Proven Success: RTG-O and TT-O
Terminal Truck Optimization (TT-O) and RTG Optimization (RTG-O), as part of our Advanced Optimization capabilities, are delivering proven results at Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Port Houston, and Porto Itapoá – demonstrating how advanced, coordinated optimization improves overall terminal performance.
What’s Next: Optimizing the Yard
The yard is the heart of the terminal and optimizing it is the next frontier. Kaleris’ next evolution focuses on yard optimization, strengthened by an AI-augmented decision-support layer. AI works alongside operators providing context, priorities, and better next-move recommendations helping reduce unnecessary moves and get more value from existing assets, while keeping humans firmly in control.
As this journey continues, one thing remains clear: N4 is not just the system of record,it is the system of progress, enabling terminals to perform better today while preparing confidently for what’s next.