OPERATIONAL RESPONSIVENESS FOR INCREASING PORT CAPACITY AND LEVEL OF SERVICE

Analysis of historical data by a generalized state-dependent queueing model was performed to ascertain that berth service times and ship arrival rates at Port of Bangkok were responsive to the number of ships in the port. The relationships between port capacity, level of service, and operational responsiveness were theoretically explored. It was found that a port with existing facilities and/or a relatively small investment can accommodate more ships and handle more cargo by operating responsively to the state of the system. The study revealed that feedback, although existed in the operations at Port of Bangkok, was, however, not a planned instrument. Improvement in servicing quality had been due to capacity increase.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering

  Prince Edward Road
  Singapore 2,   Singapore 
• Authors:
  • Woo, W L
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 61-67
• Serial:
  • Engineering Journal of Singapore
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Berthing facilities; Marine terminals; Port capacity; Port operations; Port structures; Ports; Probability; Queuing theory
• Old TRIS Terms: Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00168295
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM