Abstract
In transhipment container terminals, minimizing vessel turnaround time (time to discharge and load vessels) is always the target of the container terminal operators. This time reduction can be achieved by improving one or more of the containers handling equipment's or improving handling strategy. This research aims at maximizing the yard trucks productivity and minimizes the vessel turnaround time by introducing an efficient strategy of handling containers. This strategy based on combining the efforts of two quay cranes to work as a unit to be able to implement yard trucks double cycling. A computer simulation has been used to test the strategy. The Ezstrobe simulation reveals improvements in yard truck productivity when using double cycling comparing to single cycling. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis is implemented and the result indicates more efficiency when using 7 yard truck for storage yard located within a range of 500 - 1500 meters from the berth.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 16th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, HMS 2014 |
Publisher | Dime University of Genoa |
Pages | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9788897999331 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 16th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, HMS 2014 - Bordeaux, France Duration: 10 Sep 2014 → 12 Sep 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, HMS 2014 |
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Country | France |
City | Bordeaux |
Period | 10/09/14 → 12/09/14 |
Keywords
- Container terminal
- Double cycling
- Simulation
- Yard truck
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Modelling and Simulation