The yard operation plays an important role in the daily running of a container terminal. Whether the efficiency of a terminal can be improved depends to a significant extent on the operation of its container yard. In order to analyze the yard operation, this paper builds a 3D simulation model to simulate and visualize the yard operation in a container terminal. First, we study the characteristi...

In this research, an accurate optimization model, based on the Six Sigma methodology was used in order to assists marine container terminal operators to minimize trucks congestions. to smooth gate activity and to shorten trucks turn-around times. The main purpose of this paper is to report findings of implementing the Six Sigma in the landside of marine container terminals to reduce the average...

At each port of destination, some containers are unloaded from a vessel and stored in the terminal to be delivered to their customers. One of the strategies used to arrange the containers in a terminal is residence time strategy: based on their delivery deadlines, each incoming container being assigned to a priority class. The aim of this study is to determine a valid arrangement of incoming co...

This paper presents a generic simulation model to determine the equipment mix (quay, yard and intra-terminal transfer) for Container Terminal Logistics Operations System (CTLOS). The CTLOS, typical type of discrete event dynamic system (DEDS), consists three sub-models: ship queue, loading-unloading operations yard-gate operations. is empirically applied phase 1 Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shan...

International sea-freight container transportation has grown dramatically over the last years and container terminals represent nowadays a key actor in the global shipping network. Terminal managers have to face with an increasing competitiveness among terminals, which require more and more efficiency in container operations both along the quayside and within the yard: the objective is usually ...

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and productivity Quay Container Crane (QCC) work through value OEE (availability, performance, quality) identify losses affecting QCC. method used a explorative descriptive analysis, which exposes availability, performance quality based on actual data information by collecting, compiling, classifying analysing about Crane. results are ...

An approach to the problem of deciding which equipment and manpower must be allocated over a sequence of work shifts is presented. Once these resources are given, a feasible and near-optimal sequence of operations to load and unload a set of ships harboured in an Intermodal Container Terminal is found. The solution of the resource allocation problem is based on a network design formulation that...