<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The focus of the paper is in quayside transport and storage yard operations in container terminals. Relevant algorithms have been applied and a simulation model adopted. Evaluative criteria chosen for that model were: the total time of ship unloading and the truck utilization level. Recommendations for unloading in berth and yard areas were analysed in three different case studies. Results of simulations and deterministic model based analyses are included.</p></abstract>

The focus of the paper is in quayside transport and storage yard operations in container terminals. Relevant algorithms have been applied and a simulation model adopted. Evaluative criteria chosen for that model were: the total time of ship unloading and the truck utilization level. Recommendations for unloading in berth and yard areas were analysed in three different case studies. Results of simulations and deterministic model based analyses are included.

Simulation Studies Into Quayside Transport and Storage Yard Operations in Container Terminals

Polish Maritime Research

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The focus of the paper is in quayside transport and storage yard operations in container terminals. Relevant algorithms have been applied and a simulation...

Simulation Studies Into Quayside Transport and Storage Yard Operations in Container Terminals

Article Category: Special Issue Title: Coastal, Offshore and Ocean Engineering

Published Online: May 23, 2017

Page range: 46 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0020

Keywords
container terminals, mechanical handling, simulation modelling, quantitative analysis

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Simulation Studies Into Quayside Transport and Storage Yard Operations in Container Terminals

Article Category: Special Issue Title: Coastal, Offshore and Ocean Engineering

Published Online: May 23, 2017

Page range: 46 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0020

Keywordscontainer terminals, mechanical handling, simulation modelling, quantitative analysis

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
container terminals, mechanical handling, simulation modelling, quantitative analysis