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US 11,961,038 B2Granted
System and method for collaborative and dynamic coordination of transportation of shipping containers
AssigneeE*Dray 20/20, LLC
InventorsKendall P. Kellaway, Jr., Reade Kidd
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Abstract
Systems and methods for coordinating the transportation of shipping containers through a terminal are provided. The systems and methods provide for efficient storage of shipping containers in flow stacks in a terminal, enable collaboration among users, and provide efficiencies in executing export street turns and the use of off dock container yards.
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A method for coordinating transportation of shipping containers through a terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, data identifying each of a plurality of shipping containers, a customer associated with cargo within each shipping container, and a destination for each shipping container;
- stacking at least a portion of the plurality of shipping containers organized together as a flow stack in a rapid discharge yard, wherein the rapid discharge yard includes one or more dedicated gates;
- receiving, by the computer system, data including identification and location of each of a plurality of truck drivers available to transport shipping containers;
- and
- providing, via one or more remote computing devices each associated with one of the plurality of truck drivers, instructions to proceed to the rapid discharge yard to obtain a shipping container from a top of a stack.
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A method for coordinating movement of shipping containers through a terminal, the method comprising:
- storing, by a computer system, data identifying each of a plurality of shipping containers at the terminal, an owner of cargo associated with each shipping container, a destination for each shipping container, and a location of each shipping container at the terminal;
- tendering, by the computer system, a load order to a drayage company to move a quantity of the plurality of shipping containers;
- and
- unloading, from a vessel at the terminal, a portion of the plurality of shipping containers stored together on the vessel, into a flow stack.
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