Waypoint NetherlandsSmart Container Planner
Continuous optimisation · concept

A living plan, not a one-off.

One shipment, two disruptions. Watch the optimiser reroute again and again — barge to rail, then rail to road — and still land it on time.

Optimal plan: barge-led
Multimodal route from Port of Rotterdam to the customer hub A left-to-right node graph. The Port of Rotterdam connects to an inland terminal via three possible main-haul legs — barge, rail or road — then on to the customer. The active route is highlighted in teal; disrupted legs in red, at-risk legs in amber. PORT Rotterdam Barge · the Waal Inland waterway Rail shuttle Intermodal rail Road haul Direct trucking Inland terminal Customer hub Low water on the Waal On time
Cost
€1,180
best price
CO₂
62 kg
low-emission
Lead time
34 h
planned
On-time
On time
SLA kept
Optimal multimodal route selected — Port of Rotterdam → barge → inland terminal.Lowest cost and emissions, comfortably on time.

Honest by design: each reroute is usually a little pricier and a touch higher-CO₂ than the plan before it — the win is that the shipment stays on time through both disruptions. The point: it keeps re-optimising every time something changes, not a single static plan. KPI figures are illustrative placeholders.

Continuous optimisation

A living plan, not a one-off.

One shipment, two disruptions. The optimiser keeps re-planning — barge to rail, then rail to road — and still delivers on time.

Phase 0 · Optimal plan

Barge-led route

The optimiser selects the best multimodal route — lowest cost and emissions, comfortably on time.

Port of Rotterdam → barge (the Waal) → inland terminal
Cost €1,180 CO₂ 62 kg Lead 34 h On time
Phase 5 · After 2 reroutes

Re-optimised: road for the at-risk leg

Low water breaks the barge leg, then a rail maintenance window threatens the replacement. The system reroutes twice — barge→rail, then rail→road. A little pricier and more CO₂ than the original plan, but still on time.

Port of Rotterdam → road haul → inland terminal
Cost €1,410 CO₂ 96 kg Lead 33 h On time

Re-planning log

  1. 07:50Plan locked: barge-led — lowest cost and CO₂.
  2. 08:14Low water on the Waal → rerouted to rail, back on time.
  3. 11:40Rail maintenance window → rerouted to road for the affected segment.
  4. 16:05Delivered on time — after two reroutes.

Waypoint Netherlands keeps re-optimising every delay and disruption, so you always run the best plan available — not just a plan. KPI figures above are illustrative placeholders.