Planning of Offshore Container Terminals

This article presents the different considerations that a planner has to address when creating a layout for an offshore container terminal. The availability of an onshore staging port, customs and utility requirements and the existence/requirement of a breakwater influence the layout and corresponding area demand for offshore container terminals.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479919.060
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Pachakis, D
  • Beamish, P
  • Menegazzo, P
• Conference:
  • 14th Triennial International Conference
  • Location: New Orleans Louisiana, United States
  • Date: 2016-6-12 to 2016-6-15
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 589-598
• Monograph Title: Ports 2016: Port Planning and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breakwaters; Container terminals; Customs administration; Layout; Offshore structures; Public utilities; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01605743
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784479919
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jun 7 2016 3:04PM