The energy efficiency and CO 2 emissions of different handling equipment in a container terminal are different (Martínez et al., 2019).The more QCs that are configured, the greater the marginal energy consumption. To reduce the number of QC configurations, the double 40 ft dual-trolley quay crane shown in Fig. 1 is used by some …
اقرأ أكثرThe traditional quay crane of the container terminal is gradually transitioning to automation, which significantly changes the loading and unloading operation mode of the quay crane. In this paper ...
اقرأ أكثرA container terminal relies on an array of intermodal equipment to perform its operations, including straddle carriers, gantry cranes, and portainers (ship-to-shore cranes). The choice of equipment and its mix is related to a number of factors in terms of capital investment, volume, stacking density, and productivity. Forklift.
اقرأ أكثرThe simultaneous scheduling of quay cranes (QCs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and yard cranes (YCs) in automated container terminals (ACTs) has been a critical problem. This paper proposes ...
اقرأ أكثرA container terminal's main function is to allow for the transfer of shipping containers and cargo between ships and other modes of transport, such as trucks and trains. Terminals also act as a checkpoint where ships are inspected, loaded and unloaded. You may have heard the terms 'container terminal' and 'container port' used ...
اقرأ أكثرThis paper presents the results of both a qualitative and a quantitative study on the possibilities for peak shaving the energy demand of ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at container terminals. The objective is to present an energy consumption model that visualizes the energy demand of STS cranes and to show the possibilities for reducing …
اقرأ أكثرThe quay crane (QC) is one of the most important equipment in the container terminal because it decides the capacity of the quayside operation and berth …
اقرأ أكثرThe objective of the model is to minimize the weighted vessel turnaround time and the weighted delayed workload for external truck service in yard blocks, both of …
اقرأ أكثرFig. 1 shows the general layout of a container terminal using RTGCs as YCs, where the container yard is divided into many blocks and owns many YCs. The main function of YCs is to transfer containers between trucks and the stacks of the blocks. Since YCs are very expensive, container terminals generally cannot keep at least one YC in …
اقرأ أكثرAs quay cranes and RTGs are vital handling equipment at container terminals, their scheduling optimization would significantly affect the terminal's operation efficiency and costs. Most of the existing literature mainly studies a single quay crane, RTG dispatch, or the joint dispatch of handling equipment and horizontal transportation equipment, and …
اقرأ أكثرcontainer cranes that are not specifically described in national or international standards. It aims to inform terminal operators and OEMs about minimum safety features of quay container cranes to support them with retrofit and greenfield projects.
اقرأ أكثرMathematics 2021, 9, 2236 2 of 28 container terminals play a major role as they not only provide basic logistics service for ships and containers but also serve as hubs for intermodal transport.
اقرأ أكثرMore over a hybrid genetic and heuristic algorithm for AIV and quay cranes in an automated container terminal has been presented in (Homayouni et al., 2009). (Rachidi et al., 2011 extended the ...
اقرأ أكثرNowadays STS cranes at container terminals operate with a rail span of 30.48 m (100 foot), 35.00 m or even more dependent on the outreach and the operation mode (single, twin and tandem). Some quay wall options, such as deck on piles, allow a rigid connection between crane rails and prevent a possible deviation from the nominal …
اقرأ أكثرColombo's plans to become the top transshipment hub in the Indian Ocean will soon come true with the construction of two large and highly automated terminals in Sri Lanka, serving East-West and regional container trades. In 2022, transshipment volumes accounted for over 80 percent of the 6.86 million TEUs handled by Port of Colombo [1], …
اقرأ أكثرThis paper investigates the automated quay crane scheduling problem (AQCSP) for the automated container terminal. The operation process of AQCSP is …
اقرأ أكثرAccording to previous researches, automated guided vehicles and quay cranes in container terminals have a high potential synergy. In this paper, a mixed integer programming model is formulated to optimize the coordinated scheduling of cranes and vehicles in container terminals. Objectives of the model are to minimize total traveling …
اقرأ أكثرThe competition among container terminals has been getting fiercer and fiercer. Almost all container terminals are bearing the pressure of attracting more customers. Moreover, with the increase of sizes of container vessels, container terminals are encountering another challenge, i.e., the rapid handling of containers for mega-vessels.
اقرأ أكثرThis paper investigates an integrated optimization problem concerning berth allocation, quay crane assignment, and truck deployment in container terminals, with a specific …
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اقرأ أكثرAt present, there are many studies on multi-equipment integrated scheduling in automated container terminals but few studies on the integrated scheduling of quay cranes, AGVs, and double ...
اقرأ أكثرThis paper studies an integrated optimization problem on quay crane and yard truck scheduling in container terminals. A mixed-integer programming model is formulated. For the model, we show the integrated scheduling problem is strongly NP-hard and investigate some properties that can considerably reduce the computational complexity. …
اقرأ أكثرThe lists of container loading and unloading operations for quay cranes serving a vessel are computed by a quay crane scheduling algorithm which has shown to be effective in balancing workload ...
اقرأ أكثرEstablished in July 1977, the Durban Container Terminal operates as two terminals Pier 1 and Pier 2, handling 65% of South Africa's (SA) container volumes. It is ideally located to serve as a hub for containerized cargo from the Indian Ocean Islands, Middle East, Far East and Australia. In 2013, DCT pier 2 was declared the Best performing ...
اقرأ أكثرA comprehensive review of quay crane scheduling, yard operations and integrations thereof in container terminals. Published: 16 May 2020. Volume 33, pages …
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اقرأ أكثرThe productivity of a container terminal can be measured in terms of the productivity of two types of operations. One type is ship operations, in which containers are discharged from and loaded onto a ship. ... An optimal routing algorithm for a transfer crane in port container terminals. Transportation Science, 33 (1) (1999), pp. 17-33. View ...
اقرأ أكثرThe checklist derived as part of this research contains 215 risks. related to the design and construction of the following parts of a. shipping port and container terminal: (1) breakwater, (2 ...
اقرأ أكثرIn practical operation, there are different numbers of quay cranes operating simultaneously in a container terminal. In this work, we represent the number of quay cranes as r . In order to verify the versatility of the GA-ILSRS, we carry out the comparisons for single quay crane operation and triple quay crane operations.
اقرأ أكثرConstruction of a terminal on a greenfield site mostly involves extending a port on a vacant site along a river, estuary, or coastline. Historically, the majority of port development projects were labeled greenfield, which often goes hand in hand with port migration. The vacant site might be located in a green zone, wetland, or agricultural area.
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