Evaluation of Gate Strategies at Marine Container Terminals
Intermodal marine container terminals are experiencing growth in volumes and are under pressure to develop strategies to accommodate increasing demand. One of the major factors contributing to the problem is inefficient gate operations that can cause serious safety, congestion, and environmental problems. There is a plethora of ongoing discussions concerning the implementation of different operational strategies that may reduce the effect of these externalities. This research presents the development of a traffic simulation model capable of measuring the impact of various gate strategies on congestion at terminal gates and on the environment.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AW030 Marine Environment.
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Authors:
- Karafa, Jeffery
- Golias, Mihalis M
- Boile, Maria
- Theofanis, Sotiris
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
- Date: 2013
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 13p
- Monograph Title: TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Container terminals; Environmental impacts; Gates; Intermodal terminals; Marine terminals; Safety; Terminal operations; Traffic congestion; Traffic simulation
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01473996
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 13-2961
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 27 2013 4:36PM