Developing the seaport container terminal layout to enhance efficiency of the intermodal transportation system and port operations – case of the Port of Montreal

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Tareq Abu Aisha ◽  
Mustapha Ouhimmou ◽  
Marc Paquet ◽  
Julio Montecinos
Keyword(s):  
Container Terminal ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Intermodal Transportation ◽  
Port Operations ◽  
Seaport Container Terminal ◽  
Enhance Efficiency

scholarly journals Socio-economic impact of the construction of an intermodal connection in Puerto Salgar, Cundinamarca

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Omar David Cruz Pineda ◽  
Emmanuel Lara Abello
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Main Axis ◽  
Intermodal Transportation ◽  
Event Simulation ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Magdalena River ◽  
The Town

The aim of this work is to show the socio-economic impact in the Cundinamarca-Boyacá plateau produced by the construction and promotion of an alternative to relieve the freight transportation system in the region, and how it echoes in the manufacturing levels of the ship industry. For this reason, it is evaluated the option of establishing a logistics area in the town of Puerto Salgar (Cundinamarca) where may confluence an intermodal transportation system which emphasizes the Magdalena River as the main way for the country’s development and Puerto Salgar as the main axis for the economic growth of the plateau. The Discrete Event Simulation (DES) methodology was used for this work, using information given by previous studies by the Ministerio de Transporte, the Dirección Nacional de Planeación and the Instituto Nacional de Vías; setting a conceptual model which determines and limit the study, and implementing a Rockwell Arena simulation.

scholarly journals Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1165
Author(s):  
Tareq Abu Aisha ◽  
Mustapha Ouhimmou ◽  
Marc Paquet
Keyword(s):  
Container Terminal ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Intermodal Transportation ◽  
Transportation Industry ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Total Transportation Cost

The intermodal transportation system plays a pivotal role in a global supply chain. Despite the benefits of intermodal transportation, it still has negative impacts, which are associated with congestion and emission. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission is highly associated with the transportation industry, and the share of the transportation sector is growing at a rapid pace. This paper discusses intermodal transportation and its effects on port efficiency. We proposed a new layout for the container terminal in the seaport in order to decrease cost as well as emission generated by the port operations. The proposed layout can improve the sustainability of port activities by decreasing the distance between the berth and interface points as well as avoiding double handling. We propose multi-objective optimization using the ε-constraint method to solve this problem. The model was tested through a case study of the Port of Montreal in Canada. The findings reveal that the proposed layout resulted in considerable emissions and costs reduction. Compared with the current layout of Port of Montreal, the proposed layout achieved a reduction of 46.5% in the total transportation cost of the containers to their final destination, as well as 21.6% in the emission.

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