Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port

This paper presents a proposal of optimization of ship berth capacity for container port. Many aspects need to be taken into account in the process of optimization, which are waiting time, productivity of port, number of berth in port, and various sizes of container ships. The efficiency of a port d...

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Main Authors: Abd. Kader, Ab. Saman, Md. Zin, Nor Azlina, Jalal, M.Rajali
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Language:English
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author Abd. Kader, Ab. Saman
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Jalal, M.Rajali
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description This paper presents a proposal of optimization of ship berth capacity for container port. Many aspects need to be taken into account in the process of optimization, which are waiting time, productivity of port, number of berth in port, and various sizes of container ships. The efficiency of a port depends on the speed of cargo handling. In this study, mathematical model had been derived to determine the required quay or wharf for a new port. The mathematical model can also be used to determine the required number of cranes in an existing port to maintain a good average waiting time. In order to determine the required number of quay, six elements had been considered in the equation of the mathematical model. The elements are arrival rate, overall length of ships, berthing time, number of operating cranes, average waiting time, and crane rates. Every single element is a dependent mode and inter-related to one another. The mathematical model was modelled using MATLAB, with twenty sample data, by simulation method. The findings were then compared to those of other researchers who had attempted to solve the problem using queuing theory and simple mathematical analysis. The results showed that the simulation is 85 percent more effective in determining the efficiency of a port based on the provided parameters. The main objectives were achieved, signifying that the sharing of cranes with adjacent berth is mainly used to maintain cargo handling rates at port.
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spelling utm.eprints-806432019-06-27T06:12:34Z http://eprints.utm.my/80643/ Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port Abd. Kader, Ab. Saman Md. Zin, Nor Azlina Jalal, M.Rajali TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This paper presents a proposal of optimization of ship berth capacity for container port. Many aspects need to be taken into account in the process of optimization, which are waiting time, productivity of port, number of berth in port, and various sizes of container ships. The efficiency of a port depends on the speed of cargo handling. In this study, mathematical model had been derived to determine the required quay or wharf for a new port. The mathematical model can also be used to determine the required number of cranes in an existing port to maintain a good average waiting time. In order to determine the required number of quay, six elements had been considered in the equation of the mathematical model. The elements are arrival rate, overall length of ships, berthing time, number of operating cranes, average waiting time, and crane rates. Every single element is a dependent mode and inter-related to one another. The mathematical model was modelled using MATLAB, with twenty sample data, by simulation method. The findings were then compared to those of other researchers who had attempted to solve the problem using queuing theory and simple mathematical analysis. The results showed that the simulation is 85 percent more effective in determining the efficiency of a port based on the provided parameters. The main objectives were achieved, signifying that the sharing of cranes with adjacent berth is mainly used to maintain cargo handling rates at port. Penerbit UTM Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/80643/1/AbSamanAbdKader2017_ImprovementofShipberthCapacityforaContainer.pdf Abd. Kader, Ab. Saman and Md. Zin, Nor Azlina and Jalal, M.Rajali (2017) Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port. Journal of Transport System Engineering, 4 (2). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2289–9790 https://jtse.utm.my/index.php/jtse/article/download/85/68
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title Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port
title_full Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port
title_fullStr Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port
title_full_unstemmed Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port
title_short Improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port
title_sort improvement of shipberth capacity for a container port
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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