Handbook of Terminal Planning

Front Matter....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
General Considerations on Container Terminal Planning....Pages 3-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Operations Systems of Container Terminals: A Compendious Overview....Pages 25-39
Automated Shuttle Carrier® Concept....Pages 41-59
Sustainable Container Terminals: A Design Approach....Pages 61-82
Modeling Techniques in Planning of Terminals: The Quantitative Approach....Pages 83-102
Simulation Technology in Planning, Implementation and Operation of Container Terminals....Pages 103-116
Step by Step Towards the Goal....Pages 117-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Simulation of Container Ship Arrivals and Quay Occupation....Pages 135-154
A Technique to Determine the Right Crane Capacity for a Continuous Quay....Pages 155-178
Planning Approach for Dimensioning of Automated Traffic Areas at Seaport Container Terminals....Pages 179-193
Cost and Performance Evaluation Impacts of Container Vessels on Seaport Container Terminals....Pages 195-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Planning Container Terminal Layouts Considering Equipment Types and Storage Block Design....Pages 219-245
Container Rehandling at Maritime Container Terminals....Pages 247-269
RMG Crane Scheduling and Stacking....Pages 271-301
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Opportunities to Exploit Capacity Reserves of the Hinterland Connection to Road Transport....Pages 305-322
Improving Efficiency of Drayage Operations at Seaport Container Terminals Through the Use of an Appointment System....Pages 323-344
Data Flow Across the Maritime Value Chain....Pages 345-357
The Contribution of the Dry Port Concept to the Extension of Port Life Cycles....Pages 359-379
Importance of Hinterland Transport Networks for Operational Efficiency in Seaport Container Terminals....Pages 381-397
Specialized Planning Issues....Pages 399-429
Back Matter....Pages 434-436