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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Container terminal"”.
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Optimizing container retrieval operation at a port container terminal
… A new approach is presented that optimizes container handling equipment operation and is beneficial for the terminal operator in terms of improving productivity, providing faster service and reducing operating cost, Also, the solution provides acceptable service for truckers, The operational …
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Analysis of truck delays at container terminal security inspection stations
… attention has been given to the vulnerability at container transportation to terrorist activities. United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has set up inspection stations for containers at seaport terminals to screen containers, but this practice affects the truck turnaround time in the …
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Mathematical Modelling and an Optimisation Approach to Container Terminal Yard Management Operations.
In container terminals, Yard Cranes (YCs) work at the interface between the storage yard and the internal and external trucks. A delay in the operations of the YCs will affect the overall operations of the container port. There is thus need for a good and reliable planning and scheduling of this …
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Analysis of marine container terminal gate congestion, truck waiting cost, and system optimization
As world container volume continues to grow and the introduction of 12,000 TEUs plus containerships into major trade routes, the port industry is under pressure to deal with the ever increasing freight volume. Gate congestion at marine container terminal is considered a major issue facing truckers …
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The crane split and sequencing problem with clearance and yard congestion constraints in container terminal ports
… and sequencing, which determines the order of container discharging and loading jobs quay cranes (QCs) perform so that the completion time (or makespan) of ship operation is minimized. The vessel's load profile, number of bays and number of allocated QCs are known to port-planners hours before …
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An Analysis of Policy Making for Dry Port Location and Capacity: A Case study on Alexandria
Container terminal capacity is a crucial issue for port and terminal operators nowadays as it is one of the key points for their success and increasing their competitive market position in the maritime industry. Therefore, researchers have tried to find solutions for the over capacity problem that …
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Sequence-Based Simulation-Optimization Framework With Application to Port Operations at Multimodal Container Terminals
… especially for large and complex systems like container terminals, a favorable approach is to reduce the search space to decrease the amount of computation.</p> <p>A maritime port can consist of multiple terminals with specific functionalities and specialized equipment. A container terminal is …
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RISK MANAGEMENT FOR SEAPORT INVESTMENT
… could adopt: to develop itself as a full-fledge container terminal as many ports in the world are aspiring to become; or to configure itself as a Maritime Industrial and Logistics Park (MILP) which calls for seaports being not only locations for the interface of sea and land transportation, but …
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A numerical study of the suitability of rigid inclusion ground reinforcement beneath caisson quay walls
… of a caisson quay wall functioning as a container terminal. Apart from their brittle behaviour under lateral loading, rigid inclusions are well suited to the large uniform loads and stringent post-construction deflection tolerances associated with container terminal structures. Their …
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Improving the productivity of marine container terminals
… with several facets of the management of container terminals. One facet, of the research was to test the hypothesis that it is difficult to compare the productivities of container terminals. This is because the measures used to calculate productivity vary from operator to operator. In this …
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Managing vessel arrival uncertainty in container terminals: a machine learning approach
A container terminal is a complex system where a broad range of operations are carried out involving a wide array of resources that need to interact over a 24 hour operating cycle. Since the various activities are mutually related to each other, there is a need not only to maximise the efficiency …
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Steel boxes of the everyday: in search of the (extra) ordinary
… which stands out is the image of the shipping containers at the container terminal. When seen as individual objects, the shipping containers appear quite ordinary - a corrugated steel box. However, when combined and stacked vertically and positioned side by side, the multitude of colours an d …
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An Agent-based Simulation Tool for Evaluating Pooled Queue Performance at Marine Container Terminals
<p>Truck queuing at marine container terminal gates is one of the main sources of delay at terminals and is an area of concern since delays increase the logistical cost of transporting a container. Idling trucks at the gates are also a source of emissions that are harmful to surrounding …
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Inter-Port Competition and Inland Container Transport: A multiple Criteria Decision-Making Approach to Achieve Intermodal Transport System Development Stratergies in Taiwan.
Inland container transport has intensified over the past thirty years in Taiwan. It is closely related to inter-port competition and port selection by container carriers. In the 1980's, large containerships only berthed at Kaohsiung port due to the limit of container terminal operation capacities …
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Optimización de la unidad de explotación del concesionario operador de terminal de contenedores. Aplicación al sistema portuario español
… y preparación para operación eficiente de terminales portuarias. El tráfico marítimo mundial de contenedores viene creciendo incesantemente desde hace varios años, habiéndose manipulado en 2008, 500 millones de TEUs en el mundo, y transportado 142 millones de contenedores equivalentes de 20 …
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Containership Load Planning with Crane Operations
Since the start of the containerization revolution in 1950's, not only the TEU capacity of the vessels has been increasing constantly, but also the number of fully cellular container ships has expanded substantially. Because of the tense competition among ports in recent years, improving the …
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The impact of automation on the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the quayside and container yard cranes and the selection decision for the yard operating systems
… discharging, stacking and un-stacking of containers using Quayside Cranes (QSCs), Straddle Carriers (SCs), Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (RTGs) and Rail Mounted Gantry cranes (RMGs) in container terminals. The emphasis of study is on the assessment of performance and cost effectiveness of the …
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BEHAVIOUR OF GRAVITY CAISSON ON SANDBED
… the Port of Singapore Authority's (PSA) Third Container Terminal. Conveyance of cargo at this terminal will be undertaken by new pilotless automated guided vehicle (AGVs) operation which may be adversely affected by ground movement exceeding 1/30 between 2 points over a distance of 3m. In …
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DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING IN AN AUTOMATED CONTAINER YARD BLOCK VIA OPTIMIZATION-EMBEDDED DISCRETE-EVENT-SIMULATION
… for dynamic decision making in an automated container terminal's yard block. This work aims at addressing two major problems in yard block operations, namely the Container Storage Location Assignment Problem and the Yard Crane Job Scheduling Problem. The first is concerned with the allocation …
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