Vessel plans are often developed manually from disparate information sources with only ad-hoc consideration of the current operational environment and terminal constraints. This inefficient process results in long planning times, inconsistencies, human error, inability to adapt quickly to vessel schedules and berthing changes, re-handles, delays and lower productivity.

The Navis™ SPARCS Vessel Auto Stow solution automates vessel planning and generates optimized stow plans one bay at a time or the entire ship based on rules you set and compliance with vessel stowage and restrictions. SPARCS Vessel Auto Stow combines stowage factors (e.g., type, weight) with yard constraints and operating strategies to select the best container to load in real-time, resulting in improved vessel stow plans, up to 70% reduction in planning time, higher yard productivity and increased responsiveness to operational challenges. Additionally, SPARCS Vessel Auto Stow ensures that terminals can share data and vessel stowage plans as well as meet operational requirements made by the world's largest shipping lines. Available in Navis SPARCS and SPARCS N4, Vessel Auto Stow provides ports and terminals a competitive advantage over neighboring ports and boosts productivity by saving significant time during the critical periods leading up to the start of vessel load and discharge operations.