SIMULATION FOR PORT DESIGN AND OPERATIONS

Over the last decade, stochastic Monte Carlo simulation, performed on a digital computer, has assisted Bechtel engineers to design ports and plan port operations. This paper discusses the benefits of Monte Carlo simulation gained over 15 man-years of experience. A generic loading and unloading port model was developed to support simulation studies and are discussed in detail. This simulation model includes tanker operations at berths, pilotage through the channel-in and channel-out waterways, tug services in the port area, and deballasting and loading or unloading operations. Simulation studies based on the generic model can be applied to plan port operational and design tanker loading and unloading facilities. When operations start, the actual operations log is used to confirm the simulation data and verify the assumed correlation between weather conditions and terminal operations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Ports '80, Special Conference, Norfolk, Va., May 19-21, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Kaplan, M F
• Conference:
  • Ports '80, Special Conference, Norfolk, Va., May 19-21, 1980.
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 269-281

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Loading and unloading; Mathematical models; Operations; Port operations; Ports; Ship operations; Simulation; Studies; Tankers; Terminal operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Port design; Port study models; Simulated tanker operations; Tanker loading; Tanker operations
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323459
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM