scholarly journals The Role of Awareness for Complex Planning Task Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heide Lukosch ◽  
Daan Groen ◽  
Shalini Kurapati ◽  
Roland Klemke ◽  
Alexander Verbraeck
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Integrated Planning ◽  
Container Terminal Operations ◽  
Planning Task

This study introduces the concept of microgames to support situated learning in order to foster situational awareness (SA) of planners in seaport container terminals. In today's complex working environments, it is often difficult to develop the required level of understanding of a given situation, described as situational awareness. A container terminal represents an important, complex node in the multimodal transportation of goods. Many operations have to be planned in order to ensure a high performance of the whole system. To evaluate the relation between SA and planning task performance, the authors conducted tests with 142 participants. They evaluated the role of SA in integrated planning activities, and the playability and usefulness of the microgame. In conclusion, the authors can state that SA is very conducive to integrated planning tasks in container terminal operations. The microgame approach allows for an enjoyable game activity, while providing a meaningful situated learning experience towards SA.

scholarly journals Common resources-resource bundling-performance: the mediating role of resource bundling in container terminal operations

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 809-831
Author(s):  
Teddy Laksmana ◽  
Himanshu Shee ◽  
Vinh V. Thai
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Service Performance ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Common Resources ◽  
Container Terminal Operations ◽  
The Impact

PurposeBuilding on the resource-based view (RBV) perspective of common resources, the objective of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of container terminals' common resources (i.e. government support and terminal resources) on resource bundling strategies and subsequent effect on service performance.Design/methodology/approachUsing cross-sectional survey data collected from a sample of 216 respondents of Indonesia's container terminals, this study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothesised relationships between common resources, resource bundling strategies and service performance.FindingsGovernment support and terminal resources (personnel and physical), both as sources of common resources when bundled effectively, are found to have positive and significant effect on terminal service performance. The resource bundling strategies fully mediate the relationship between container terminals' common resources and service performance.Practical implicationsThe study introduces the notion of common resources to container terminal managers in contrast to the valuable, rare, inimitable and non-substitutable (VRIN) types. It is recommended that appropriate resource bundling strategies can turn the common resources into VRIN resources that can be used to obtain desired service performance.Originality/valueRBV theorists suggest that resources that are VRIN types can be the source of competitive advantage. However, the resources can also be common, basic and valuable, a fact that is rarely investigated in the literature. These common resources can be bundled judiciously with other pre-existing resources to create VRIN resources. This research enriches the RBV by empirically validating that VRIN resources are embedded within various common resources bundling strategies.

Intelligent Control for Container Terminal AGV

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Masanori Ito ◽  
◽  
Feifei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Control ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Performance Testing ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Vehicle Performance ◽  
Container Cranes ◽  
Automation And Control ◽  
Cargo Transportation ◽  
And Control

The world's container cargo trading is increasing daily, and the role of the container terminal is becoming more important as the center of cargo transportation. In Japan, new container terminals being constructed face very severe competition with larger, cheaper terminals so they must handle cargo more efficiently and cheaply. To cope, handling systems such as container cranes, yard cranes, and conveyers are being automated to enable unattended operation unloading and loading schedule planning, etc., are being computerized. In these system, crane automation and control computerization are already generalized, but automatic control of container conveyers is not completed yet. The container conveyer -15m long, 4m wide, and 1.5m high - picks up containers from container ships with a container crane and hauls them to the shift yard for release to the yard crane. Both crane are operated automatically, so the conveyer must stop at the desired position within a permissible error of ±7.5cm, and run on a predetermined course and speed. Collision avoidance is required because many vehicles oparate on the same course. The automated guided vehicle (AGV) system, which is diesel-driven, 4WS and 4WD, was thought to be effective, but container weights very widely, as do road conditions which depend on weather, so conventional control is not sufficient to maintain the required accuracy. We applied learning control to maintain the desired course and for stopping at the desired position. Speed was controlled, conventionally. The system's applicability was confirmed with computer simulation and vehicle performance testing. This system will be used at the Kawasaki container terminal in 1999 and we are currently working on improving performance.

scholarly journals Maritime container terminal service quality in the face of COVID-19 outbreak

Pomorstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99
Author(s):  
Jędrzej Charłampowicz
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Global Trade ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
The Face ◽  
Maritime Container Terminal ◽  
Key Aspects

The COVID-19 pandemic had a serious impact on global trade in 2020. The interruption of the supply chains due to various restrictions influenced the rapid drop in the transport demand. In the last decade, the global containerized trade has noted the growth of approximately 55,5%, with an average pace of growth of about 5% yearly. Container shipping, as one of the industries vulnerable to economic shocks, has noted a significant drop in trade. The role of maritime container terminals as an integrator and facilitator of global trade in the global supply chains is undisputed. Therefore, the role of services provided by the maritime container terminals has grown in importance. This situation generates the necessity to adapt to these circumstances in a way that expresses the need of improving the service quality, as one of the key aspects of competitiveness. The purpose of this paper is to determine the possibility to verify the relation between COVID-19 impacts on maritime container transport and maritime container terminal service quality. Based on the findings the suggested actions for service quality improvement are proposed.

scholarly journals Modeling and Design of Container Terminal Operations

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 686-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debjit Roy ◽  
René De Koster ◽  
René Bekker
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Automated Guided Vehicles ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Container Terminal Operations ◽  
Terminal Operations

The design of container terminal operations is complex because multiple factors affect operational performance. These factors include numerous choices for handling technology, terminal topology, and design parameters and stochastic interactions between the quayside, stackside, and vehicle transport processes. In this research, we propose new integrated queuing network models for rapid design evaluation of container terminals with automated lift vehicles and automated guided vehicles. These models offer the flexibility to analyze alternate design variations and develop insights. For instance, the effect of different vehicle dwell point policies and efficient terminal layouts are analyzed. We show the relation among the dwell point–dependent waiting times and also show their asymptotic equivalence at heavy traffic conditions. These models form the building blocks for design and analysis of large-scale terminal operations. We test the model efficacy using detailed simulation experiments and real-terminal validation.

scholarly journals Risk Assessment of Work Accident in Container Terminals Using the Fault Tree Analysis Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arif Budiyanto ◽  
Haris Fernanda
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Fault Tree ◽  
Fault Tree Analysis ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Tree Analysis ◽  
Container Terminal Operations ◽  
Terminal Operations

The use of containers in the world is increasing every year in line with international trade flows. In very complex container terminal operations, the risk of work accidents is inevitable and can happen at any time. Therefore, this paper aimed to identify accidents and potential risks occurring in the container terminals. For the case study, the analysis was used the data of accidents during five years in one of the major container terminals in Indonesia. Risk assessment is carried out using the risk matrix method to get the level of risk. The risk that has the highest level is analyzed by using the Fault Tree Analysis method. From the results of the risk assessment shows the container fell to the berth when loading and unloading have the highest risk value. While the results of the Fault Tree Analysis show that traffic accidents are the biggest potential risk, which is 41.8% compared to other accidents. Moreover, human factors especially due to the negligence in operating vehicles or equipment as well as the damage of equipment were the highest common causes of accidents in the container terminal. Based on these results the contribution offered is the risk control options for terminal operators to reduce the possibility of safety failure in the container terminal.

scholarly journals An Investigation into Switching Vessel Sizes for Efficient Container Terminal Operations: A Case Study of Kaohsiung Port

2021 ◽  
Vol 163 (A1) ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
En-Wei Chang ◽  
Hui-Huang Tai
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
Operating Efficiency ◽  
Container Terminal Operations ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Terminal Operations

Given the continued growth in the size of container ships, major hub ports around the world have carried out large-scale upgrades of their port facilities to attract shipping companies to choose their ports, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of their ports. This study takes Kaohsiung Port as an example and uses the Decision Analytic Network Process (DANP) method to investigate container terminal operations by switching container terminal operations to appropriate new locations. The results of the study indicate that, despite the external issues (such as a lack of deep-water terminals and hinterland in the port area, the upsizing of ships, and new strategic shipping alliances), Kaohsiung Port authority must accelerate the upgrade of its container terminals, integrate its port resources to build deep-water berth facilities with highefficient container operating system, and improve the operating efficiency of its existing terminals, as a means to maintain the status of Kaohsiung Port as a regional centre.

scholarly journals The Role of Liner Shipping Services in Small and Medium Sized

Economics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3-5) ◽  
pp. 176-183
Author(s):  
Bagrat Devadze Bagrat Devadze
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Container Terminal ◽  
Liner Shipping ◽  
Container Terminals ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sea Transportation ◽  
General Cargo ◽  
East West

The Liner services provides regular shipments of goods between ports within the set timeframe. A fixed route, the obligation of receiving cargo and to go to sea with established schedule distinguishes line service from the sea transportation of bulk cargo. Containerization, establishment and improvement of routes and infrastructure helped liner shipping to become the driving force of Global economy, which supports the growth of international trade, development of different business forms such as mainly small and medium sized businesses. The shipment volume of containerized cargo was 37.1 M.TEU in 1994, by 2020 the figure reached up to 143.3 M.TEU. This indicator was growing at a high rate on East-West route during 1990-2016; In terms of North-South, South-South and intraregional route same measure was high between 1990-2004 years. Afterwards, Abovementioned growth has become more stable. Containerization changed the structure of Liner fleet. If general cargo vessels deadweight was growing during 1970-2010 (From 40.5M Dwt to 99.7M Dwt), in the latest 10 years, the tonnage has been decreasing and as for 2020 it was 74.6M Dwt. In exchange for this the number of container ships have been growing consistently and in 2020 it consisted of 274.7M Dwt. Maersk became the largest line operator since 2001 (with a market share of 9.4%) and by 2020 it’s share of the business has grown to 17%. The company owns container terminals worldwide, including the Poti container terminal. MSC is on second place (9.4% market share), COSCO is on third place (12.4%) and CMA CGM takes forth place (11.8%). Keywords: Liner Shipping Services, Containerization, East–West routes, North–South routes, Intraregional routes, General cargo ship, Containership, Liner operator, Container port.

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