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Analysis and modeling of container terminals operations

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Abstract

This paper presents a modeling tool to evaluate the impact of different operating strategies for internal transport in a container terminal. This type of movements may be divided into three stages: load/unload, containers' movement, and containers' storage; different types of vehicles are used to handle a container from the wharf to the storage yard. An analytical model based on queuing theory was developed, which incorporates technical attributes, such as number of yard tractors, queue configuration, speed, cranes' configuration and speed, and terminal layout. The model allows the estimation of the terminal efficiency as a function of the container transference capacity of each element of the system and variations in any of the above mentioned technical attributes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTraffic and Transportation Studies - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Studies, ICTTS 2000
Pages232-239
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Studies, ICTTS 2000 - Beijing, China
Duration: 31 Jul 2000 → 2 Aug 2000

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, ICTTS

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Studies, ICTTS 2000
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period31/07/00 → 2/08/00

Keywords

  • Containers
  • Efficiency
  • Loads
  • Models
  • Terminal facilities

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