Effect of block width and storage yard layout on marine container terminal performance

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 591-610

  Petering, Matthew E H ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Block width; Gross crane rate; Maritime shipping; Seaport container terminal; Simulation; Terminal design

Indexed keywords

CONTAINERS; CRANES; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; RAILROAD YARDS AND TERMINALS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BLOCK WIDTH; CONTAINER TERMINAL; GROSS CRANE RATE; MARINE CONTAINER TERMINALS; MARITIME SHIPPING; SEAPORT CONTAINER TERMINAL; SIMULATION; STORAGE YARDS; TERMINAL DESIGN; YARD LAYOUT;

PORT TERMINALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAINER TERMINAL; DESIGN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REAL TIME; SHIPPING; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 67349138807     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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