Lunch & Learn | AI & Planning Optimization for Maritime/Logistics [The Beacon]

An inspiring Lunch & Learn session focused on how AI is transforming operational planning — from transport terminals and workforce management to dynamic scheduling and routing. Discover practical use cases and innovations that drives efficiency through smart planning solutions.

Agenda & Speakers

🔹 Infofarm: Tracking Containers & Optimizing Planning
Infofarm will share a real-world AI case from Van Moer, where they equipped a stacker vehicle with a smart camera system that detects and tracks individual containers in a terminal. This continuous inventory insight feeds directly into planning tools, offering real-time visibility into container locations and improving logistical decision-making. They will also share a case from SGS concerning efficient planning of inspections.

🔹 Timefold – AI-Driven Planning Engine
AI-Driven Planning by Timefold offers robust planning solutions ideal for complex scenarios like employee shift scheduling and field service routing. Whether you're scheduling teams in shifts or coordinating maintenance tasks across a port (think terminal container planning, bridge repairs or dock equipment failures), Timefold's solutions can help your business closer to the goals you set, while taking your constraints into account.

🔹 Shipnext – Digital Shipping Marketplace to enhance maritime planning & operations
SHIPNEXT is a Digital Shipping Marketplace and Transportation Platform, that provides instant data and e-mail processing, instant Cargo-to-Ship matching, freight trading and contract management, digital documentation flow, freight finance and supply chain management solutions.