How real-time swap matching works at the Port of Montréal

A busy gateway

The Port of Montréal handles well over a million containers a year, feeding carriers across Québec and Ontario. That density is exactly what makes swap matching work: the more missions in motion around a hub, the more compatible pairs exist at any moment.

Matching in real time

When a carrier posts an empty or a mission, PortChief scores every open counterpart on three axes — distance, container type and time window — and ranks the best swaps instantly. A match that once took phone calls and luck now takes seconds.

The terminal benefit

Fewer empty trips also means fewer gate transactions. Swapping reduces congestion at the terminal, smooths appointment demand and helps the whole gateway move more boxes with the same infrastructure.