State of the Practice of Information Technology at Marine Container Ports

1996 ◽  
Vol 1522 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Holguín-Veras ◽  
C. Michael Walton
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
General Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Information Process ◽  
The Future ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Electronic Tags ◽  
Current Practices

A glimpse into the state of the practice of information technology at marine container ports is provided. First, network representation is used to characterize the information process that takes place at marine container terminals. These network representations were used as a framework to analyze a survey on the state of the practice of information technology. The survey targeted a selected group of U.S. container terminals, which provided information on current practices. The first section of the survey, General Information, gathered information about the general characteristics of the terminal. The second section, Internal Activities of the Container Terminal, gathered information about the performance of the most important internal activities. The third section, Interactions Among the Parties Involved, focused on the interactions that take place among the different agents associated with either importing or exporting containers. The fourth section, About the Future, gathered the respondents' perceptions about the future of information technology. The information gathered was used to characterize current practices and to assess the level of market penetration of advanced devices such as electronic tags.

AGILE SERVICE ORIENTED SHIPPING COMPANIES IN THE CONTAINER TERMINAL

Transport ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Huan Xu ◽  
Xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
The Core ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Core Capabilities

Agility is regarded as one of the core capabilities and the developing trend of supply chains and their enterprises. Along with the development of economical globalization, supply chain management and containerization as well as container ports as a part of supply chain take more roles like logistics or distribution centers. Under this background, the container terminal should have superior response and develop agility. The main goal of this paper is to emphasize and illustrate the importance and imminence of implementing agility in container terminals. To achieve this goal, the analysis of the economies of scale in the container terminal is presented. In this paper, however, more attention will be paid to agile service oriented shipping companies. The concept and characters of agile service in the container terminal is illustrated. The paper also focuses on the agile organizational structure of the container terminal. Finally, the fuzzy quality synthetic evaluation method is given to evaluate the performance level of agile service in container terminal oriented shipping companies.

A Study of the State of Balhae In Korea And Research Perspectives

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Чо Иок ◽  
Cho Iok ◽  
Ен Ко ◽  
En Ko
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
General Information ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Future

In this article we will discuss and evaluate the study of the state of Balhae in Korea, as well as look at the prospects for further research. First, we examine the current situation of research, general information and discuss the main issues raised. Next, we will evaluate future research collaboration in South Korea and Russia. It is expected that this study will become a bridge to the coverage of academic exchanges between the two countries in the future.

scholarly journals Inland Container Terminals in the Function of the Northern Adriatic Ports Enhanced Operation

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-102
Author(s):  
Renato Oblak ◽  
Svjetlana Hess ◽  
Alen Jugović
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Business Policy ◽  
Northern Adriatic ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
And Storage

Continuous growth in the Northern Adriatic ports container traffic has caused a high utilization rate of the existing loading/unloading and storage capacities. In order to relieve pressure in ports and avoid traffic congestion and overcrowding which are already occurring, a possible solution is imposed by the construction of a new inland container terminal in their catchment background. This would meet the need for additional storage areas, speed up the flow of containers and ensure sustainable development of the Northern Adriatic container ports. In this paper, a proposition is presented for development of an inland container terminal in Kotoriba as a transit logistics centre for the ports of Rijeka, Trieste and Koper. Using the concept of their transport interlinkage and business policy pursuing their common appearance on the market, unlimited possibilities will be provided for the development of the Northern Adriatic supply chain toward the markets of the Central and Eastern Europe

scholarly journals Spatial Evolution of the European Container Ports’ System in Perspective of the Location Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 01016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina A. Krośnicka
Keyword(s):  
Graphical Model ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Location Theory ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Spatial Evolution ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Transportation Corridors ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Maritime Container Terminal ◽  
Dendritic Shape

The maritime container terminal is no longer a spatially coherent object. Functionally it ends, where their most external components are located. The process of location splitting of container terminals (ger. Standortspaltung) can be treated as next stage of their discrete growth. The new container facilities are being built to improve the containers’ flow, passing from port terminals to cities situated in their hinterland and vice versa. The external components of container terminals have a very diverse program, are functionally complex, and due to advanced technologies of information and logistics they are interconnected into one system. The structure of the functional bindings of a maritime container terminal could be compared to the dendritic shape of a neuron, the kernel of which is a terminal, and the arms are transportation corridors ended with distant land intermodal terminals. The physical feature of this system is the logistics landscape with vast areas and large cubature. The aim of the paper is to present the graphical model explaining the changes in distribution and hierarchy of container terminals’ external elements in relation to the network of cities and transportation.

scholarly journals A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL OPTIMIZATION WITHIN THE BERTH SUBSYSTEM

Transport ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Stojaković ◽  
Elen Twrdy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Small Container

The article deals with a current problem faced by all ports: how to enable container terminals to keep up with the development of container ships, which, due to economies of scale, are constantly increasing in size. One solution that can help small container ports solve this problem is a use of a Decision Support Tool (DST). The DST is based on simulations and identifications of the container terminal components that require optimization for the reception of the desired ship size in a given port. It consists of the six parts of the terminal that define the operational ship-to-shore system that determines the quality of service when a ship is in the port. A DST was tested on the real data of twelve Mediterranean container terminals. Special focus was made on the optimization possibilities of the container terminal in the port of Koper.

scholarly journals A Study on Supply Chain Management and Characteristics of Container Port Operation Efficiency in Vietnam by Emerging Measure Tools

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 04) ◽  
pp. 182-205
Author(s):  
Van Tai Pham
Keyword(s):  
Focal Point ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Linear Structure ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Container Port ◽  
Efficient Operation ◽  
Operation Efficiency ◽  
Port Operation ◽  
Container Ports ◽  
Fierce Competition

Seaport services are an important and decisive focal point in improving the logistics process's efficiency. Several prerequisites such as productivity and customer satisfaction are considered to be mandatory measures of port performance. Therefore, the determination of the characteristics and the evaluation of the effects of those important factors on the efficient operation of the port has always attracted much attention from scholars. This work aims to identify and evaluate the factors of port characteristics affecting container port operation efficiency. As a result, the port operation is more efficient. The competitiveness is enhanced in the context of fierce competition in seaport business in general and container ports and container terminals in particular. With qualitative methods combined with quantitative, using a 5-point width scale, analysis according to the linear structure model (SEM) with 530 samples. The research results show that 6 factors belong to the characteristics of container ports: infrastructure, location, inland connectivity, dynamism, logistics services, attractiveness impact the performance of container port operation. As meaningful, the study can bring benefits to port and container terminal businesses to build the right policies and decisions in competitiveness enhancement and help policymakers and port planning have an overview when implementing the plan.

scholarly journals The Development of Science Education During the Ability-Driven Phase in Singapore, 1997–2011

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-227
Author(s):  
Vanessa Vinodhen
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
The State ◽  
Science Culture ◽  
Educational Initiatives ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Initiatives

Abstract This paper presents historical analysis of the development of science education in Singapore from 1997 to 2011 with the aim of understanding the impact of education initiatives introduced during this period known as the ability-driven phase in Singapore. To provide context for the research, the author first describes the state of governance and education in Singapore during this period and then provides an introduction to the Thinking Schools, Learning Nation vision, and two main educational initiatives: the Teach Less, Learn More initiative and the Information Technology Masterplan. Next the impact of these initiatives on science education is explored and the impact on science culture and science education in Singapore is discussed. The author concludes with a discussion about value of historical analysis examining the impact of policy on educational practice and a discussion about the implications of this research for science and science education in Singapore in the future.

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