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Li, Liu-Liu, Young-Joon Seo, and Min-Ho Ha. "The efficiency of major container terminals in China: super-efficiency data envelopment analysis approach." Maritime Business Review 6, no. 2 (January 11, 2021): 173–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mabr-08-2020-0051.
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Purpose Seaports are a signifier for the world economy and international trade. Notwithstanding the considerable role of Chinese ports in global trade, only few studies have explored the efficiency of Chinese container terminals. Furthermore, studies on Chinese port efficiency has typically centered on port-level analysis, not terminal level. Therefore, this study aims to examine the operation efficiency of Chinese container terminals. Design/methodology/approach This study uses super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (SE-DEA) approach. SE-DEA is superior than basic DEA model because it is feasible for categorizing and ranking the efficiency of container terminals more accurately and comprehensively. In the basic model, if the several decision-making units (DMUs) are efficient, the efficiency value of them is “1.” However, in the SE-DEA model, the most efficient DMU is over “1.” Based on the level of container throughput in 2018, the top 20 Chinese container terminal companies were selected. Various production quotas were selected as inputs, while the container throughput was considered output. Findings The findings show that Terminal Shanghai Mingdong Container Terminal Co., Ltd. was ranked 1, followed by Shanghai Shengdong International Container Terminal Co., Ltd., Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. and Yidong Container Terminal Branch. Originality/value This study contributes to providing some insights into Chinese container terminal industry to augment the efficiency. This study also provides practical and policy implications (e.g. better terminal operations) for container terminals.
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Choi, Seokwoo Jake, Gi-Su Kim, and BoKyung Kim. "Economic Efficiency of the Korean Container Terminals: A Stochastic Cost Frontier Approach." Journal of Korea Trade 26, no. 3 (May 30, 2022): 23–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.35611/jkt.2022.26.3.23.
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Purpose - Recent issues such as vessel enlargement, strengthening of environmental regulations, and port smartization are expected to increase costs and intensify competition in the port industry. In the new normal era, when external growth has reached its limit, the efficient operation of ports is becoming indispensable for achieving sustainable growth. This study aims to identify the determinants of inefficiency by examining the cost structure and efficiency of container terminals in Korea and furthermore propose the political implications to derive the maximization of efficiency.
Design/methodology - This study estimates the cost function of container terminal operators and identifies the efficiency of container terminals using stochastic cost frontier (SCF) in the first stage. In the second step, the SCF results are compared with the data envelopment analysis (DEA). Last, this paper proposes efficiency determinants on container terminal operation to establish appropriate strategies. Out of the 29 container terminal operators in South Korea, 13 operators participated in the survey. The translog cost function was estimated utilizing a total of 116 observations collected over the 2007-2017 period.
Findings - Empirical analysis shows that economies of scale exist in Korea’s container ports, which provides a rationale for the government’s policy to establish the global terminal operator by integrating small terminal operators to enhance competitiveness. In addition, as a result of the determinants analysis, container throughput, weight of direct employment costs, and labour cost share have positive effects on improving cost efficiency, while inefficiency increases as the length of quay increases. More specifically, cost efficiency improves as the proportion of direct employment costs to outsourcing service costs increases.
Originality/value - This study contributes to analyzing the inefficiency factors of container terminals through efficiency analysis with respect to a cost function. In addition, this study proposes the practical and political implications, such as establishing a long-term manpower pool, the application of the hybrid liner terminal system, and the construction of a statistical data system, to improve the cost inefficiency of terminal operators.
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Li, Zhuyuan, Xiaolong Wang, Run Zheng, Sanggyun Na, and Chang Liu. "Evaluation Analysis of the Operational Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity of Container Terminals in China." Sustainability 14, no. 20 (October 11, 2022): 13007. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142013007.
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As crucial international trade and global logistics players, container terminals worldwide handle more than 80% of the global merchandise trade. After analyzing and summarizing the previous studies, we use container terminal companies as the research object to fill the gap left by previous studies. Based on the above research status, this study analyzes the operational efficiency and total factor productivity of 32 container terminal companies in China using the super -efficiency DEA–SBM model and the Malmquist index method. The results show that (1) the operational efficiency level of 32 container terminals in China from 2017 to 2020 has a huge gap, and 15 container terminal companies have operational efficiency below 0.6, which indicates that most container terminals have excess inputs and a waste of resources. (2) The container terminals in the Bohai Rim, Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta regions have higher operational efficiency. This shows that the development of container terminals cannot be separated from the economic hinterland of the cities where the ports are located. (3) The Malmquist index analysis shows a 2.8% decrease in total factor productivity, a 3.2% increase in the composite technical efficiency index and a 5.8% decrease in the technological progress index, which indicates that most container terminal companies have imperfect management practices and decision making. Based on the study’s results, this research provides relevant and feasible recommendations for policymakers who formulate policies for the development of the shipping industry to promote high quality and sustainable development of the shipping industry and the economy.
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Pallis, Athanasios A., Theo E. Notteboom, and Peter W. De Langen. "Concession Agreements and Market Entry in the Container Terminal Industry." Maritime Economics & Logistics 10, no. 3 (September 2008): 209–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/mel.2008.1.
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Beškovnik, Bojan, and Elen Twrdy. "PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND PRODUCTIVITY SIMULATION TOOL FOR MARITIME CONTAINER TERMINALS." TRANSPORT 25, no. 3 (September 30, 2010): 293–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/transport.2010.36.
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The article describes a proposed planning organization and productivity simulation tool, with a special emphasis on orientations to the optimization of operations in a maritime container terminal. With the application of an adequate model frame for traffic and technical‐technologic forecasting, infrastructure and manpower planning and productivity simulation are possible to measure and increase the productivity in the whole subsystem of the maritime container terminal. The emphasis is mainly put on setting up planning organization in order to collect important information and consequently to raise productivity. This is the main task and goal of terminal management that must develop elements and strategies for optimal operational and financial production. An adequate planning structure must use simplified but efficient simulation tools enabling owners and management to take a vast number of adequate financial and operational decisions. Considering all important and very dynamic facts in container and shipping industry, the proposed simulation tool gives a helpful instrument for checking productivity and its time variation and monitoring a competitive position of a certain maritime terminal with the terminals from the same group. Therefore, the management of every maritime container terminal must establish an appropriate internal planning system as a mechanism for strategic decision support relating basically to the assessment of the best development and optimization solutions for the infrastructure and suprastructure of the entire system.
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BRUZZONE, AGOSTINO, FRANCESCO LONGO, LETIZIA NICOLETTI, ELEONORA BOTTANI, and ROBERTO MONTANARI. "SIMULATION, ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF CONTAINER TERMINALS PROCESSES." International Journal of Modeling, Simulation, and Scientific Computing 03, no. 04 (November 18, 2012): 1240006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1793962312400065.
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The freight logistics includes all the processes needed to supply industry, retailers and wholesalers and final customers with goods. Such processes generate a flow of goods that, in the global supply chain, mainly relies on the activities carried out within worldwide container terminals. In this paper, the authors present a simulation model of a real container terminal. After some preliminary analyses, the simulation model is first used with Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance to investigate the effects of different resources allocations (i.e., number of forklifts and tractors) and some parameters (i.e., inter-arrival times, container unloading time) on the container terminal performances in terms of total number of handled containers per day. Then, based on the results achieved through the Design of Experiments and Analysis of Variance, the simulation model is used with genetic algorithms to carry out a range allocation optimization on berth assignment to incoming ships and number of tractors serving each quay crane. The aim of the optimization is the minimization of the average time spent by each ship in the port area (decreasing, as consequence, costs and increasing service level provided to final customers).
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Jianzhe, Qiao, Shou Youping, and Zhao Junjie. "Simulation Analysis on Dangerous Goods Accident in Container Terminals." E3S Web of Conferences 206 (2020): 03004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202020603004.
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In general, transportation of Dangerous Goods in the port and shipping industry is mainly based on the container. This paper summarized the types of container terminal accidents, and put forward a method to select source of pollutants, and showed pollution range of typical accidents, provided the basis for the decision of management department. Taking a domestic container terminal as an example, the calculation results show that, under the premise of taking corresponding measures, the pollution range of accidents is not wide, and the risk is controllable.
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Moura, Delmo Alves de. "Analysis of industry 4.0 and their impact on port environmental management." Independent Journal of Management & Production 13, no. 5 (July 1, 2022): 1168–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.14807/ijmp.v13i5.1658.
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Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is a reality in several business segments worldwide. Technologies (I4.0) collaborate to improve production processes, in manufacturing or in services. The use of these technologies in port operations for container handling can assist in environmental management and allows the service system to be sustainable. This research analyzed the use of technologies from I4.0, applied in port handling operations of containers, to verify their impact on environmental management. Some ports, of great international relevance, were searched for data collection regarding the use of I4.0 technologies and environmental management (port sustainability). These data were analyzed to understand the relationship between those technologies and sustainability in logistics operations (green operation). The focus of this study was to analyses some container terminal operations of five ports, to assess the use of I4.0 technologies and their impact, or not, on sustainable environmental management. The method of carrying out the research was the application of an online questionnaire to five Ports: Los Angeles (USA), Hamburg (Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Singapore (Singapore) and Busan (South Korea) exclusively for container terminals. Public materials available on the websites of each port were also used. The questionnaire was developed by reviewing the literature on the topic (Digital Business – I4.0 and Sustainability – green operations). An online survey to collect information took place between September-2019 to June-2020, which was complemented with publicly accessible material on the internet. The collected data were treated statistically for analysis of the research information applied in the ports (mean, standard deviation, significance level, Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test, critical statistical value, correspondence analysis and relative frequency). Overall information was collected from 20 container terminals. Experts (managers and supervisors) responded the online survey.
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YAP, WEI YIM, JASMINE SIU LEE LAM, and KEVIN CULLINANE. "A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF COMPETITION BETWEEN CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATORS." Singapore Economic Review 56, no. 04 (December 2011): 535–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0217590811004456.
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This paper presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the outcomes of potential competitive strategies and their expected payoffs for container terminal operators in the container handling industry. The framework is based on the integration of Bowley's linear model of aggregate demand of product differentiation with Porter's "Diamond" model. It focuses on the number of containers handled, prices charged, and profits earned to analyze a variety of strategies that could be employed by container terminal operators to enhance their competitive position. The findings suggest that strategies to build complementary relationships and stimulate greater demand are more desirable than alternatives because they generate benefits that accrue to the entire container port cluster. Conversely, strategies that are intended to raise entry barriers, employ strategic pricing mechanisms, and/or involve collusion are found to lead to the formation of insular clusters and retard competitive advantage in the long-run.
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Wang, Wenyuan, Yong Zhou, Xiangqun Song, Guolei Tang, and Zexing Fang. "Operational impact estimation of container inspections at Dalian Port: the application of simulation." SIMULATION 93, no. 2 (November 28, 2016): 135–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0037549716680455.
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For the security of ports and the container shipping industry, a key problem for a container terminal is the planning and design of the inspection area. The main goal of this paper is to address an inspection investment planning problem for the international container terminal at Dalian Port using the simulation method. Considering various types of container ships and flexible container truck scheduling and routing, we propose a framework combining an Arena-based simulation model with a developed optimization procedure. Two components of this integrated framework realize information communication via the interface of Visual Basic for Applications. Under the potential inspection protocol, simulation experiments are designed and carried out for investigating the operational impact of container inspections for different allocations of inspection resources at the terminal, including the turnaround time of external trucks, the number of trucks waiting in the inspection area, etc. This paper includes the description of the conceptual framework, the detailed simulation model, the experimental design, and the simulation results.
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THIBAULT, MARC, MARY R. BROOKS, and KENNETH J. BUTTON. "The Response of the U.S. Maritime Industry to the New Container Security Initiatives." Transportation Journal 45, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20713622.
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Abstract The September 11, 2001 attacks brought to the forefront long-standing concerns that terrorists could severely disrupt the global supply chain by using shipping containers or vessels to attack population centers or critical infrastructure. The U.S. and multilateral regulators responded by implementing security requirements that focus on the maritime industry. It is difficult to quantify the economic impacts of these regulations as maritime shipping firms have been either reluctant to share their data for proprietary and security reasons or have not been able to quantify costs. This article reports on how firms involved in U.S. waterborne container trade have responded to the new maritime container security initiatives. Senior container line executives, port officials, and marine terminal security officers were interviewed. It is concluded that the biggest benefit of the new security requirements is that they have fostered a cooperative security relationship between industry and government. There remain, however, important issues such as port security funding and supply chain recovery that need to be addressed more fully.
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THIBAULT, MARC, MARY R. BROOKS, and KENNETH J. BUTTON. "The Response of the U.S. Maritime Industry to the New Container Security Initiatives." Transportation Journal 45, no. 1 (January 1, 2006): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.45.1.0005.
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Abstract The September 11, 2001 attacks brought to the forefront long-standing concerns that terrorists could severely disrupt the global supply chain by using shipping containers or vessels to attack population centers or critical infrastructure. The U.S. and multilateral regulators responded by implementing security requirements that focus on the maritime industry. It is difficult to quantify the economic impacts of these regulations as maritime shipping firms have been either reluctant to share their data for proprietary and security reasons or have not been able to quantify costs. This article reports on how firms involved in U.S. waterborne container trade have responded to the new maritime container security initiatives. Senior container line executives, port officials, and marine terminal security officers were interviewed. It is concluded that the biggest benefit of the new security requirements is that they have fostered a cooperative security relationship between industry and government. There remain, however, important issues such as port security funding and supply chain recovery that need to be addressed more fully.
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Zhu, Huiling. "Integrated Containership Stowage Planning: A Methodology for Coordinating Containership Stowage Plan and Terminal Yard Operations." Sustainability 14, no. 20 (October 17, 2022): 13376. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su142013376.
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This study aims at achieving the optimized stowage plan based on the containers’ distribution in the yard and space structure of the ship by integrating the containership stowage problem with the block relocation and loading problem. The containership’s physical structure contributes to a variety of stowage plans, and the containers’ distribution in the yard restrains the container loading sequence. The integrated containership stowage model is established, considering irregular format ship configuration, the weight of each individual container and the stability constraints by limiting the range of related indicators to strengthen real-world scalability. Commercial managers can solve small-scale instances to reduce handling moves in the terminal yard by using the mathematical model, but they cannot solve large-scale instances in the real world. Thus, this study presents a heuristic algorithm to coordinate containership stowage and terminal yard operations. Numerical experiments compare the optimal solutions using the heuristic algorithm to that by CPLEX and GUROBI in small-scale instances, and the respective results are displayed in two stages using the heuristic algorithm. Computational results show that the proposed algorithm can provide the industry with decision support by dramatically and quickly reducing the relocations in the yard and the shifts in the containership, helping the container terminal keep a sustainable development process.
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MALONI, MICHAEL, and ERIC C. JACKSON. "North American Container Port Capacity: A Literature Review." Transportation Journal 44, no. 2 (2005): 16–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/20713596.
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Abstract International marine container volumes have surged over the last several decades, but North American ports and their supporting container distribution networks have struggled to increase capacity to match this expansion. This article seeks to review and organize existing container network capacity literature into a taxonomy based on the interrelated stakeholders of container flows. The article first establishes the industry capacity situation, then examines research of capacity influences from stakeholders, including port authorities, terminal operators, longshore labor, shippers, railroads, drayage carriers, intermediaries, ocean carriers, governments, and local communities. Ultimately, the article attempts to establish the urgency of container network capacity problems and identify areas needing further research.
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MALONI, MICHAEL, and ERIC C. JACKSON. "North American Container Port Capacity: A Literature Review." Transportation Journal 44, no. 2 (2005): 16–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.44.2.0016.
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Abstract International marine container volumes have surged over the last several decades, but North American ports and their supporting container distribution networks have struggled to increase capacity to match this expansion. This article seeks to review and organize existing container network capacity literature into a taxonomy based on the interrelated stakeholders of container flows. The article first establishes the industry capacity situation, then examines research of capacity influences from stakeholders, including port authorities, terminal operators, longshore labor, shippers, railroads, drayage carriers, intermediaries, ocean carriers, governments, and local communities. Ultimately, the article attempts to establish the urgency of container network capacity problems and identify areas needing further research.
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Han, Mu Mu, Guo Long Lin, and Bin Yang. "Classification of the Yangon’s Ports in Myanmar with Efficiency Measurement by Using DEA." Advanced Materials Research 204-210 (February 2011): 193–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.204-210.193.
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Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the contemporary global economy. Amongst other methods, the efficiency of container port or terminal production can potentially be analyzed by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). This paper aims to evaluate the efficiencies of the Yangon’s ports using the two alternative techniques. This paper provides a preliminary analysis of Yangon’s port sector for the period (1998-99 to 2007) using DEA in order to asses the impact of transformation. The results are therefore important in terms of the extent to which Yangon’s ports will be capable of competing effectively in the port industry. The scale of merger and takeover activity across the port industry has been extensive in recent years and this can be expected to increase as new opportunities for market penetration and consolidation emerge in the new-private ports sector.
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Saini, Mohan, Anastasia Efimova, and Felicita Chromjaková. "VALUE STREAM MAPPING OF OCEAN IMPORT CONTAINERS: A PROCESS CYCLE EFFICIENCY PERSPECTIVE." Acta logistica 8, no. 4 (December 31, 2021): 393–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.22306/al.v8i4.245.
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International cargo transportation is majorly dependent on marine transport, which moves 80% of the international cargo. With the increase in vessel size and the same yard area available for container transportation, it is important to study the processes and understand the efficiency of the container operations process. This research paper aims to review the import container transportation process and understand the process cycle efficiency through lean six sigma concepts. The process is evaluated from the operations process perspective and documentation process at one of the ports of India. The research has been designed by conducting an industry expert review on the process of container transportation from vessel berthing to gate out for import containers, utilising lean six sigma principles such as value stream mapping (VSM) and process cycle efficiency. The results have contributed to the existing knowledge in identifying the waste in the container handling process and demonstrated the inefficiency in the system from the perspective of waiting time of containers due to customs examination, scanning, and inter-terminal handling and movement. The process cycle efficiency of 40% is calculated by analysing the detailed time of handling containers from vessel berthing to gate out. A new future value stream mapping is proposed considering the process cycle efficiency. Future studies will focus on studying this process for export containers and benchmarking the results with the top-performing ocean ports globally.
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Yoon, Junghyun, Hee Yong Lee, and John Dinwoodie. "Competitiveness of container terminal operating companies in South Korea and the industry–university–government network." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 80 (October 2015): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.07.009.
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Lin, Yang, Longzhong Yan, and Ying-Ming Wang. "Performance Evaluation and Investment Analysis for Container Port Sustainable Development in China: An Inverse DEA Approach." Sustainability 11, no. 17 (August 25, 2019): 4617. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11174617.
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Container ports play an important role in international maritime trade. However, the rapid growth of the port and terminal industry has caused many environmental pollution problems. This paper intends to develop an inverse data envelopment analysis (IDEA) model for measuring container ports’ efficiency and analyzing their resource consumption by considering undesirable outputs. Statistical data from 16 main ports are empirically examined using the proposed method in accordance with the 13th Five-Year Plan in China. The results indicate that the proposed IDEA is a feasible approach for performance evaluation, and provides policymakers with insights into resource optimization of container ports. A comparative study with another DEA model is also discussed.
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Saha, Razon Chandra. "The role of Bangladeshi ports in developing integrated intermodal freight transportation system in South Asia." Maritime Technology and Research 1, no. 2 (May 4, 2019): Manuscript. http://dx.doi.org/10.33175/mtr.2019.175760.
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This paper aims to find out the role of Bangladeshi ports in South Asia for developing integrated intermodal freight transportation system to mitigate the demand of port transport in the region through container from port to inland container depot or dry port or inland container terminal even from/to shipper/consignee premises. The strategic location of Bangladeshi ports in the Bay of Bengal are lucrative for the international traders, investors and others to invest in the port industry as well as manufacturing industry to develop international trade in South Asia especially in India, Nepal , Bhutan and Bangladesh . In addition, Bangladesh has opportunity to serve Myanmar through coastal shipping and road haulage of containers. In here, port rivalry among the ports of Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka is described to focus the importance of Bangladeshi ports also to get the real scenario of port facilities in South Asia. At the end of the paper, deep port initiative is attributed to connect with the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative of China. Finally, in the view of intermodal freight transportation and port competition in the regions, future directions are stated for Bangladeshi ports to compete with others in the South Asian region.
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Nur Anis’sa Ismail, Nurul Haqimin Mohd Salleh, and Jagan Jeevan. "Emergence of Mega Vessels and Their Influence on Future Malaysian Seaport Expansion Requirements." Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Journal of Undergraduate Research 1, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 58–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.46754/umtjur.v1i1.52.
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The emergence of mega vessels is not a new event in container shipping industry. Containerization has caused a spectacular growth in maritime transportation and brought significant developments to the industry, ranging from operation systems to seaport infrastructure expansion. Container vessels have gotten larger, with some having the capacity of 18,000 TEUs (Triple E Class), to cope with the demand for economies of scale (EOS). Mega vessels can influence the strategic planning of seaport operators for massive infrastructure development and investment on existing terminals at the seaports. The objective of this research is to identify and measure the requirements for seaport expansion that need to be prioritized by seaport operators to accommodate mega vessels. Additionally, this research aims to determine the challenges faced by seaport operator to meet the seaport infrastructure expansion requirements. Two mathematical methods were employed, namely Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Evidential Reasoning (ER). The results showed that the most important requirement for seaport expansion is navigation aspect followed by berth expansion, terminal, yard and gate operations. This research is expected to assist seaport operator in making a decision on prioritizing t requirements for expansion. Furthermore, this research aims to measure the readiness of seaports to serve mega vessels in global shipping industry in order to achieve competitive advantages.
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Abu Aisha, Tareq, Mustapha Ouhimmou, and Marc Paquet. "Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal." Sustainability 12, no. 3 (February 6, 2020): 1165. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12031165.
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The intermodal transportation system plays a pivotal role in a global supply chain. Despite the benefits of intermodal transportation, it still has negative impacts, which are associated with congestion and emission. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission is highly associated with the transportation industry, and the share of the transportation sector is growing at a rapid pace. This paper discusses intermodal transportation and its effects on port efficiency. We proposed a new layout for the container terminal in the seaport in order to decrease cost as well as emission generated by the port operations. The proposed layout can improve the sustainability of port activities by decreasing the distance between the berth and interface points as well as avoiding double handling. We propose multi-objective optimization using the ε-constraint method to solve this problem. The model was tested through a case study of the Port of Montreal in Canada. The findings reveal that the proposed layout resulted in considerable emissions and costs reduction. Compared with the current layout of Port of Montreal, the proposed layout achieved a reduction of 46.5% in the total transportation cost of the containers to their final destination, as well as 21.6% in the emission.
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Zhou, Yiying, Yuanming Jia, Weitong Guo, and Jing Li. "Allocation Method for Carbon Emission Initial Allowance in Port Industry." E3S Web of Conferences 248 (2021): 02048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202124802048.
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Targeting issues in initial allocation of carbon emission allowance in port industry, this study puts forth a mixed allocation method that uses the baseline method for handling production allowance and the historical intensity method for auxiliary production allowance. This study clarifies the organizational boundary and operational boundary using this method, analyzes related factors, and provides the computational formulas. In the instance analysis, the specific calculation process of applying this method to specialized container terminal, specialized dry bulk terminal and general terminal, as well as the value method of basic data and correlation coefficient are given. Compared with the single use of historical intensity method or baseline method for allocation of allowances, although the operation of the mixed allocation method is relatively complicated, it not only considers the historical emission basis of the emission control enterprises, but also achieves a fairer and more reasonable performance by setting the baseline intensity of the loading and unloading production links. This research will help drive port companies to enter the carbon emissions trading markets as soon as possible, playing a promotive role in catalysing sustainable development of port companies.
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Pujats, Karlis, Mihalis Golias, and Dinçer Konur. "A Review of Game Theory Applications for Seaport Cooperation and Competition." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 2 (February 8, 2020): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse8020100.
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In the ever-changing maritime shipping industry, ports, and more specifically, container terminals, are always on the search for better policy and operational plan developments. As the maritime shipping sector changes, new areas of research emerge. In this paper, we present a review of recent game theory applications for seaport cooperation and competition, accompanied by summary review tables stating the study, the modeling technique used, the methodology and objective, and summary of the results of each study. In total, we have reviewed 33 studies that used game theory models that investigated seaport and container terminal competition and cooperation involving various stakeholders with dating publication years from 2008 to 2019. The paper concludes with a discussion and proposed future research directions. The purpose of the paper is to serve as a reference guide to recent game theory applications on seaport cooperation and competition that would allow a quick understanding of work done in the field.
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Mohd Zain, Rosmaizura, and Ainon Ramli. "ANALYSIS OF THE CONGESTION FACTORS AT THE OFF-DOCK DEPOT, MALAYSIA: ANALYTIC HIERARCHICAL PROCESS APPROACH." Journal of Information System and Technology Management 5, no. 16 (March 15, 2020): 50–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.35631/jistm.516004.
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The growth of container handling in the maritime industry has led to rapid growth in the transport services sector. Transportation is one of the most important logistics activities for the movement of goods if needed by the customer. However, the encouraging growth of container volume has caused congestion and adversely affected truck access to the container terminal or storage area. Therefore, this study aims to determine the ranking of the congestion factors, as well as the stakeholders that mostly influence this issue through the Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) technique. In the AHP analysis, the shipping line (43%) represented the highest percentage which affected the congestion problems, and operational handling (34%) was the main contributor among the five factors. Finally, future studies can be carried out by taking into account the factors and stakeholders involved to minimize congestion problems.
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Martínez, Alejandro, and Olaf C. Jensen. "Port Workers’ Use of Medical Services in a Maritime Container Terminal in Costa Rica." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2 (January 8, 2023): 1124. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021124.
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Supervised by three or four medical doctors and one nurse in rotating shifts, the medical clinic in Costa Rica’s Moín Container Terminal is open 24/7 for visits from port workers. In our study, we aimed to identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of a consecutive series of patients who attended the medical clinic for outpatient services during an 8-month period. Our descriptive study involved collecting patient records from the medical clinic during the first 8 months of 2021 (i.e., 1 January–31 August 2021), during which 3050 visits from 1301 port workers were registered. Terminal tractor drivers, crane operators, and stevedores were the most frequent job categories among the patients. Doping (i.e., ICD-10 Z03.6) was observed in 64% of the visits. The top ICD-10 codes among all other patients not observed to have engaged in doping (n = 469) were diseases of the musculoskeletal system (7.2%) and abnormal clinical and laboratory symptoms (6.2%). Problems with the musculoskeletal system were primarily back pain (36.0%), muscle contracture (30.1%), and secondary headache (25.2%). Two-thirds of the visits were due to screening for alcohol and drugs or doping; however, inconsistency in the coding system complicates the analysis of data, and a dropdown menu in the registration is therefore needed to prevent errors. Relative risk calculations are impossible due to a lack of data about the at-risk population but should be pursued under different circumstances in future studies. In the support chain of goods, the medical clinic in the port plays a key role in saving time in shipping, which means that the injured or sick employees in most cases can continue working. For the shipping industry, quick un- and offloading is very important to stay competitive in the market for transport.
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Fatah, Abdul. "Pemilihan Prioritas Strategi Pengembangan Terminal Xyz Dengan Menggunakan Metode Ahp (Analytical Hierarchy Process." Sistemik : Jurnal Ilmiah Nasional Bidang Ilmu Teknik 7, no. 1 (July 9, 2019): 10–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.53580/sistemik.v7i1.6.
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Rendahnya tingkat kinerja logistik di Indonesia melatarbelakangi pembentukan Sistem Logistik Nasional (Sislognas). Untuk mendukung pengembangan Sistem Logistik Nasional, keberadaan dry port harus segera dimaksimalkan. Salah satu terminal peti kemas yang dapat dimaksimalkan adalah Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung (TPKB) yang berada di daerah Gedebage. Terminal Peti Kemas Gedebage di dirikan pada tanggal 27 September 1987, berdasarkan Keppres Nomor. 52/ Tahun 1987 Tentang Terminal Peti Kemas. Dengan adanya terminal ini diharapkan dapat mewujudkan Sistem Transportasi Kota yang lebih baik untuk mendukung Kota Bandung sebagai Kota Jasa Yang Bermartabat.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah dapat ditentukannya faktor-faktor yang dapat mengakibatkan penurunan kinerja Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung, dan dapat ditentukannya prioritas strategi yang dapat digunakan untuk memperbaiki kinerja Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung.
Dalam menentukan prioritas strategi perbaikan kinerja Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung, penulis menggunakan metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) dengan menggunakan indikator LPI (Logistic Performance Index) dari Bank Dunia sebagai kriteria karena indikator yang digunakan bersifat multi-dimensi, yaitu : Customs, Infrastructure, International Shipment, Logistic Quality, Tracking and Tracing, dan Timeliness. Dari pengolahan data menggunakan AHP, tingkat kepentingan Infrastructure memiliki prioritas terpenting dengan skor tertinggi yaitu 0.443, Customs (0.188), Timelines (0.128), Logistic Quality (0.109), International Shipment (0.084), dan Tracking & Tracing (0.047).
Adapun hasil pengolahan data dan analisis diketahui faktor-faktor yang dapat mengakibatkan penurunan kinerja Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung adalah konektivitas/akses dari pabrik ke terminal, konektivitas menuju pelabuhan Tj. Priok, tingkat koordinasi antar pihak, penggunaan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi, jadwal keberangkatan kereta, dan kendala Terowongan Saksaat. Sedangkan prioritas strategi untuk meningkatkan kinerja Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung secara berturut turut adalah Membangun konektifitas dengan pelabuhan, membangun pelayanan yang terintegrasi, membangun system ICT yang handal, membangun rel KA khusus peti kemas, membangun rel KA melewati daerah industry, dan menjadikan kawasan Gedebage menjadi pusat logistik/distribusi.
Kata kunci : Peti kemas, AHP, LPI, TPKB
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The low level of logistics performance in Indonesia lies behind the formation of the National Logistics System (Sislognas). To support the development of the National Logistics System, the existence of dry ports must be maximized immediately. One of the container terminals that can be maximized is Terminal Peti Kemas Bandung (TPKB) in the Gedebage area. TPKB was established on September 27, 1987, based on Presidential Decree Number. 52/1987 concerning Container Terminals. The existence of this terminal is expected to be able to realize a better City Transportation System to support Bandung City as a City of Dignified Services.
The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that can lead to a decrease in the performance of the TPKB, and can determine the priority of strategies that can be used to improve the performance of the TPKB.
In determining the priority of performance improvement strategies for TPKB, the author uses the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method using the LPI (Logistic Performance Index) indicator from the World Bank as a criterion because the indicators used are multi-dimensional, namely: Customs, Infrastructure, International Shipment, Logistic Quality, Tracking and Tracing, and Timeliness. From data processing using AHP, the level of importance of Infrastructure has the most important priority with the highest score of 0.443, Customs (0.188), Timeline (0.128), Logistics Quality (0.109), International Shipment (0.084), and Tracking & Tracing (0.047).
The results of data processing and analysis are known factors that can lead to a decrease in performance of the TPKB is connectivity / access from the factory to the terminal, connectivity to the port of Tj. Priok, the level of coordination between parties, the use of Information and Communication Technology, the train departure schedule, and the Saksaat Tunnel obstacle. While the priority strategy for improving the performance of TPKB in succession is Building connectivity with ports, building integrated services, building reliable ICT systems, building containerized railway tracks, building railroad tracks through industrial areas, and making the Gedebage area a center logistics / distribution.
Keywords: Container, AHP, LPI, TPKB
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Wang, Chia-Nan, Ngoc-Ai-Thy Nguyen, Hsin-Pin Fu, Hsien-Pin Hsu, and Thanh-Tuan Dang. "Efficiency Assessment of Seaport Terminal Operators Using DEA Malmquist and Epsilon-Based Measure Models." Axioms 10, no. 2 (March 31, 2021): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/axioms10020048.
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Today, over 80% of global trade is seaborne. In a world of global supply chains and complex industrial development processes, seaports and port operators play an integral role of utmost importance and act as an incentive to the development of the marine economy and particularly, the national economy in general. Most importantly, the supply chain and demand shocks of Covid-19 on container ports and the container shipping industry have intensified competition among terminal operators. Thus, it is imperative that managers evaluate competitiveness by measuring their past and current performance efficiency indexes. In so doing, we present a hybrid data envelopment analysis (DEA) model that combines the DEA Malmquist method and the epsilon-based measure (EBM) for the first time to address the issue of performance evaluation of seaport terminal operators. The applicability of the proposed hybrid approach is illustrated with a case study of the top 14 seaport companies in Vietnam. First, the Malmquist model is used to assess the total productivity growth rates of the companies, and its decomposition into technical efficiency change (catch-up) and technological investment (frontier-shift). Second, the EBM model is used to calculate the efficiency and inefficiency score of each company. Besides indicating the best-performing companies from certain aspects during the research period (2015–2020), the results reflect that the gap of applying the EBM method in the field of the maritime industry was successfully addressed, and together with the Malmquist model, the integrated framework can be an effective and equitable evaluation model for any area. Furthermore, the managerial implication provides a useful guideline for practitioners in the maritime sector in improving their operational efficacy and helps customers in selecting the best seaport companies in the outsourcing strategy.
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Marianos, Nikolaos, and Maria Lambrou. "An Integrated Methodology for the Evaluation of Electronic Port Services." International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology 1, no. 3 (July 2010): 63–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jssmet.2010070104.
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This article introduces a formal evaluation methodology for IT investments specifically designed to cope with the needs of port industry. Port industry is a service-oriented industry and, as such, is characterised by the intangible nature of benefits. The goal of this paper is to develop a methodology for the evaluation of container terminal related electronic services that incorporates both strategic and analytic evaluation techniques for performing both ex-ante and ex-post evaluation. Port industry is an interesting case because, although it is characterised by intense competition and ports have to concentrate in satisfying the customers’ needs by proving value added services with the use of advanced information and communication technologies (ICT), it is also characterised by a lag in adopting new technologies and techniques compared to other industries. In this paper, the authors present an analysis of the industry’s specific needs and proposes a dynamic evaluation methodology specifically designed to satisfy them.
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Gümüş, Sefer. "LOJİSTİK SEKTÖRÜNÜN TÜRK EKONOMİSİNE KATKILARI VE BİR ARAŞTIRMA." Business & Management Studies: An International Journal 1, no. 3 (January 30, 2014): 302. http://dx.doi.org/10.15295/bmij.v1i3.44.
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In globalizing world which removed all the borders, and thus transportation of goods with minimum price is required. Up to the present, there has not been found any solution instead of transportation. Turkey, as one of the world countries, giving preference transportation (passenger or cargo) by road has increased the cost of logistic sector. The being 95 % of road transportation in all transportation systems and not to care about other ways of transportation has caused much loss of life and property every year. The importance of logistic industry in recent years has begun to be noticed and tried to be renewed by many people. In this study, improving logistic sector and logistics management in Turkey and outsourcing were overemphasized. So, failures were analysed and looked for any way to solve problems. In actuality, to bring down the cost and compete with other companies, we have to get under control the transportation and discipline it. Also, it shouldn't be forgotten that outsourcing will cause competitive advantage in transportation sector. The service quality of outsourcing depends on the expertise of the instution. In addition, container transportation system which has made progress since the 1980s has become very significant. Container transportation that is from a port to port raised the importance of harbours more. Container transportation system has led to the emergence of the concept of ''terminal''. Thanks to container terminals, logistic services have become economic, efficient and more secure. Especially in our country, as a result of privatization, a large part of ports have been transferred to private companies and these companies have made necessary studies for bottom structure of their ports and pave the way for working properly. And this can be a good model as a development of logistic sector in our country.
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Bagrat Devadze, Bagrat Devadze, and Giorgi Devadze Giorgi Devadze. "Financial and Economic Indicators of Shipping Companies in 2010-2019 Years." Economics 104, no. 3-5 (June 22, 2021): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.36962/104/3-5/20210141.
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Financial and Economic analysis of shipping companies conducted based on main maritime industry segments - Crude Oil, Products, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Dry bulk commodities and Container cargo. Each of them is represented as one or several companies, which are the leaders in these business sectors. The revenues of shipping companies specialized in crude oil and product transportation have been increased significantly in 2010-2019 years, which was a result of increasing ship quantities and tonnage as well as income from time-charter. Stability can be seen in the revenues of liquefied natural gas shipping companies. The growth rate of container shipping company income was comparatively low. Moreover, the share of voyage costs have been increased in bulk commodities transportation in 2010-2019 (From 8% to 25%), decreased operating expenses, amortization of assets, charter and general costs. In the cost structure of liner shipping companies’ transportation and terminal expenses have been increased (From 10% to 26%), while the share of fuel, charter and logistics costs have been decreased. The high and stable profitability incurred in liquified natural gas transportation field as well as in oil shipping transporation with modern, new and large size oil tankers. The dry bulk and liner shipping companies were characterized with sharp unsteadiness and comperatively low profitability. The crude oil and product shipping companies had positive financial results in 2014-2016 and 2019 years, in other years they reported loss. The liquified natural gas transportation companies had a stable profit. Within the same period, dry bulk shipping companies were characterized with the lower or even unprofitability. Container shipping companies had unsteady financial results, in particular their net profit was peaking in 2010, 2014 and 2018 years and ended up with loss in 2011 and 2016 years. Keywords: The revenues of shipping companies, voyage costs, operational costs, charter costs, bunker costs, terminal costs, intermodal costs, port costs.
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Lun, Y. H. Venus, Michael Browne, Kee-hung Lai, Christina W. Y. Wong, and T. C. E. Cheng. "Examining the influence of firm performance on business risk-taking and the mediation effect of scale of operations in the container terminal industry." Research in Transportation Economics 32, no. 1 (January 2011): 64–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.06.009.
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Yap, Wei Yim, and Seyed Mehdi Zahraei. "Liner shipping alliances and their impact on shipping connectivity in Southeast Asia." Maritime Business Review 3, no. 3 (September 17, 2018): 243–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mabr-05-2018-0018.
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Purpose The liner shipping industry underwent a major round of change between 2014 and 2017 where the concentration ratio of the top ten carriers rose from 64 per cent in 2013 to 82 per cent by 2017. This paper aims to analyze the impact of these developments on the state of shipping connectivity for major container transshipment hubs in Southeast Asia, namely, Port Klang, Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas. Design/methodology/approach The developments in shipping services deployed before and after the latest round of reshuffling in the liner shipping industry were analyzed. Findings Significant service rationalization took place in the period that saw 38 per cent reduction in the number of shipping services called at the ports. Participation in alliance arrangement was revealed to be important for shipping lines to compete successfully on the Asia–Europe trade route in the new shipping landscape. Terminal operators should expect further rationalization of services should overcapacity persist. Maintaining hub status would require the ability to accommodate the strategic, operational and commercial requirements of the entire alliance rather than just focusing on the key shipping line. Originality/value This is the first paper to examine the effects of the latest round of consolidation in the liner shipping industry. In-depth analyses were conducted for shipping services where the service configuration was examined. The case of Southeast Asia and the Asia–Europe trade route was used to illustrate the impact with managerial and policy implications for shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities.
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Тюленев, К. Г. "Management of multimodal transportation based on methodology for estimating gross profit per time period." MORSKIE INTELLEKTUAL`NYE TEHNOLOGII)</msg>, no. 1(55) (March 3, 2022): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.37220/mit.2022.55.1.018.
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Система линейных контейнерных перевозок является одним из важнейших компонентов товаропроводящей сети, обеспечивающей связанность территорий, конкурентоспособность промышленности, развитие внешнеэкономической деятельности. В результате структурных изменений в мировом промышленном производстве линейные контейнерные перевозки получили динамичный импульс развития. В представленной статье рассмотрены специализированные методические подходы к обеспечению эффективности организации линейных контейнерных сервисов с использованием водного и наземного транспорта, определена целесообразность интегрированного управления мультимодальными контейнерными перевозками, сформирован комплекс мер, способствующих привлечению дополнительных грузопотоков, развитию экспорта транспортных услуг и цифровой трансформации в сфере мультимодальных контейнерных перевозок. Внедрение интегрированных инструментов управления линейными контейнерными перевозками позволяет повысить эффективность товародвижения. Линейное контейнерное судоходство ввиду этого становится основой транспортной интеграции при осуществлении международных мультимодальных перевозок. Эффективное использование активов линейного судоходства способствует повышению конкурентоспособности мультимодальных сервисов и российской терминальной инфраструктуры, стимулирует инвестиционный спрос, увеличение объемов производства в регионах, тяготеющих к портам, рост транзитного грузооборота, внося вклад в поступательное развитие внешней торговли и транспортной системы страны. The system of liner container shipping is one of most important components in the commodity distribution network, enabling the connectivity of territory, competitiveness of industry and development of foreign economic activity. As a result of structural changes in world industrial production, liner container shipping achieved a dynamic development acceleration. Represented article reflects specialized methodological approaches for providing the effectiveness of line container services applying water and land transport, verifies the reasonability of integrated management for multimodal container transportation, forming complex measures supporting the increase of line cargo traffic, developing export of transport services and digital transformation in the sphere of multimodal container transportation. Implementation of integrated procedures for managing liner container transportation is facilitating the efficiency of merchandise flows. On this evidence liner container shipping becomes the basis of transport integration in the international multimodal transportation. Efficient use of liner shipping assets provides the increase of competitiveness for multimodal services and Russian terminal infrastructure, stimulates investment demand, increase of production volumes in regions located towards ports, and the growth of transit cargo turnover, contributing to the progressive development of national transport system and foreign trade.
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Bao, Yuguang, Xianyu Zhang, Tongtong Zhou, Zhihua Chen, and Xinguo Ming. "Application of Industrial Internet for Equipment Asset Management in Social Digitalization Platform Based on System Engineering Using Fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS." Machines 10, no. 12 (November 29, 2022): 1137. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/machines10121137.
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In any industry, Equipment Asset Management (EAM) is at the core of the production activities. With the rapid development of Industrial Internet technologies and platforms, the EAM based on the Industrial Internet has become an important development trend. Meanwhile, the paradigm of EAM is changing, from a single machine to integrated systems, from the phase of using them to the end of their lifecycle, from breakdown maintenance to predictive maintenance, and from local decision-making to collaborative optimization. However, because of the lack of a unified understanding of the Industrial Internet platforms (IIPs) and the lack of a comprehensive reference architecture and detailed implementation framework, the implementation of EAM projects will face greater risks according to special needs in different industries. Based on the method of system engineering, this study proposes a general reference model and a reference architecture of implementation for the Industrial Internet Solution for Industrial Equipment Asset Management (I3EAM). Further, to help enterprise to evaluate and select their best-fit I3EAM scheme and platform partner, we proposed a set of performance indicators of I3EAM schemes and a quantitative decision-making method based on fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS. Finally, a case study for an I3EAM in automated container terminals was conducted. In the multi-criteria decision environment with complex uncertainty, the project group identified the I3EAM metrics priorities and social digitalization platforms that were more in line with the actual needs of the automated container terminal and firms. The complexity and time of the decision-making process were dramatically reduced. In terms of feasibility and validity, the decision result was positively verified by the feedback from the enterprise implementation. The given model, architecture, and method in this study can create a certain reference value for various industrial enterprises to carry out the analysis and top-level planning of their I3EAM needs and choose the partner for co-implementation. In addition, the research results of this study have the potential to support the construction of standard systems and the planning and optimization of the cross-domain social platform, etc.
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Binzhang, Li. "Blockchain technology use case in supply chains in transport hubs." Russian Automobile and Highway Industry Journal 19, no. 4 (September 15, 2022): 536–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.26518/2071-7296-2022-19-4-536-545.
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Introduction. Efficient freight transport and management in large transportation hubs is crucial to world trade. Existing freight management systems fail to ensure traceability, transparency, information security and consistency of data stored and exchanged during the various operational processes. As a result, this has a negative impact on the performance of transport hubs.Materials and methods. The use of digital information and communication technology (ICT) applications in the transport industry can lead to highly automated processes and more cost-effective solutions. Freight transport requires the use of real-time data exchange between different stakeholders involved in the process. Traditional ICTbased logistics systems use a centralised architecture to host and process data and services. However, centralized logistics systems cannot ensure secure access to real-time data, operational visibility and trust between participating organisations.Results. Automation of various transport hub functions using the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing can adequately improve the performance of transport hub operations. These operations include automation of vehicle interface, container yards, intra-port logistics and terminal receiving point.Discussion and Conclusions. In this paper, we have explored opportunities for process improvement by integrating information exchange between different actors using end-to-end technologies in transport hubs, in particular the concept of blockchain, to optimise operations in international trade by integrating and sharing information between actors in the transport process.
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Ho, Tien-Chun, and Hsuan-Shih Lee. "Application of Fuzzy Delphi-AHP-TOPSIS for Selecting an International Crew Change Center in Taiwan." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 10 (October 19, 2022): 1538. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse10101538.
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The COVID-19 crisis has brought disruption to the global economy and to international passenger and cargo transportation, and the unprecedented crew change crisis remains an issue for governments around the world to address. The selection of a port for international crew changes is a major decision for a country, and this port selection can be considered as a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) issue. As with other facility-siting issues, the issue of selecting a port for international crew changes requires consideration of several criteria relative to cargo transshipment, and since this process involves uncertainty, fuzzy logic must be incorporated into the process to obtain more accurate results. This study proceeds from the standpoint of shipping companies and ship management companies, conducting a survey questionnaire on carriers calling at Taiwan ports using cargo structure, transit costs, transit time, environmental factors, geographic location, infrastructure, and crew safety certification facilities. Fuzzy Delphi and FAHP are used to obtain the subjective opinions of carriers and FTOPSIS is used to explore and prioritize the objective opinions of carriers on international crew change ports. This is then used to construct an evaluation model of the key factors influencing the selection of an international crew change location for the development of Taiwanese ports. The results of the study showed that the hinterland industry economy was the main key factor and Kaohsiung container terminal 5 was the most suitable place for crew replacement.
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Telemaque, Darwin Terral. "Challenges confronting efficient port performance of selected countries in the Eastern Caribbean: what are the opportunities for Antigua and Barbuda?" Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 14, no. 2 (March 7, 2022): 169–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2021-0154.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on emerging issues threatening the Eastern Caribbean and to suggest how Antigua's Port Authority redevelopment can assist in solving a major challenge. The fact that the ports have not improved in key areas appears to be impacting the ability of carriers to maintain their service to the region. The ongoing development being undertaken in Antigua represents the first major Port improvement project ever undertaken within this part of the world. This article reflects the impact this new facility will have on Antigua and the surrounding islands.Design/methodology/approachThe main inputs to this article were an extensive review of various regional and international journals and research projects; interviews with regional academics and port professionals; personal knowledge and experience and assessment of key industry data.FindingsThe continued departure of cargo lines from the region is an issue that requires urgent attention. Regional ports are not equipped with the infrastructure, technology, labor reforms and human resource capacity to entice new entries to the region. The displacement of cargo vessels by cruise ships also remains a major issue. The Port Authority of Antigua with its modern infrastructure and a cadre of technically trained people represents an option for a hub-and-spoke port and logistic operation.Research limitations/implicationsA follow-on study could usefully analyze the reduction in container lines serving the Caribbean/Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) between 1995 to the present day and the impact on trade and shipping costs.Practical implicationsIf it can become a regional hub, the Antigua Port Authority can serve as a lifeline to struggling carriers. This could result in improved regional connectivity and profit improvement for the carriers. It could also encourage regional participation in investment and employment opportunities.Social implicationsThe result of improving connectivity and intra-regional commerce will have a significant social impact within the OECS as economic integration improves. The free movement of people will finally be supported by the free movement of goods.Originality/valueThe article considers the concept of a dedicated container terminal within the Eastern Caribbean and the additional services being offered by the first Eastern Caribbean Port to upgrade its port infrastructure in the region.
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MEZINA, L. V. "PARAMETERS AND FACTORS OF ENSURING COMPETITIVE STABILITY OF THE PORT SECTOR OF UKRAINE." Economic innovations 20, no. 2(67) (June 20, 2018): 158–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.31520/ei.2018.20.2(67).158-167.
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Topicality. The expediency of the development of scientific regulations is related to the main problems of achieving the competitiveness of the sea trade ports of Ukraine in the maritime trade market, first of all with the necessity: to achieve the adequacy of the technical and economic level of the stevedoring operators to the requirements of the environment; compliance with national needs and multimodal transport systems; support of national zones of international transport corridors; development of theoretical and methodological foundations for the competitive positioning of national maritime trading ports, taking into account the conditions of integration and globalization.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to clarify new trends in the system of competitive positioning of sea merchant ports, to systematize the parameters of the competitiveness of national maritime merchant ports and to substantiate the factors of effective development of Ukraine's port infrastructure.Research results. The condition and conditions of the competitive development of Ukrainian seaports in the system of maritime trade market are analyzed. The assessment of the port infrastructure of the national terminal operators is given and the development trends and perspectives of the competitive positioning of the national stevedoring operators are grounded. The system factors and parameters of functioning of marine transport enterprises are grounded. The dynamics of cargo turnover of the largest container ports of Europe for the period 2015-2017 is presented and the main tendencies of development of container terminals of the world economy are revealed. The evaluation of the competitive functioning of state and private national stevedoring operators and the identification of the problem of economic stability of sea trading ports in the system of competitive positioning in the regional maritime trade market was conducted. The estimation of the relation between the profit rate and the cost of loading and unloading works of the largest ports of Ukraine is presented and given, and the change in the structure of the cargo traffic of sea ports of Ukraine under the influence of new trends in the world maritime transport industry is analyzed.Conclusions. The systematic parameters of the competitiveness of Ukrainian seaports in the maritime trade market system are substantiated and the main principles of achieving the normalized economic results of functioning of the sea commercial ports of Ukraine are substantiated. The information-logistic model, which characterizes the influence of external conditions on the competitive positioning of national sea commercial ports, is presented. The main features of the competitiveness of national stevedoring operators are revealed. The new tendencies in the system of competitive positioning of the sea commercial ports of Ukraine are specified, factors of competitive stability of the port infrastructure under the conditions of risk and uncertainty are grounded. The revealed standards and restrictions of development of the port infrastructure of the national maritime trading ports in the system of globalization and integration.
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Islam, Samsul. "Empty truck trips problem at container terminals." Business Process Management Journal 23, no. 2 (April 3, 2017): 248–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-06-2015-0086.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore, through a synthesis of the literature, the causes, benefits, constraints and ways for reducing the number of empty trips made by container trucks. Reduced empty truck trips contribute to sustainable transportation practices in the port territory. Design/methodology/approach To contribute in the current body of the literature, through a comprehensive synthesis of the studies, this study examines many perspectives surrounding the empty truck trips at container terminals. Hence different, but relevant operational aspects of empty truck trips are explored. This study adopts a content analysis as the research methodology. Findings Different perspectives, which are drawn from the reviewed literature, identify a research gap in published research in the area of transport collaboration (of supply chain collaboration) and coordination problems in hinterland transport chains (of maritime logistics), and the literature relating to backhauling (of vehicle routing problems with backhauls). To cover that research gap in the literature, this study attempts to highlight and synthesize the important empty-trips studies currently available into a coherent and understandable form. Practical implications As an integral part of encouraging collaboration in the container transportation industry, this research may be effective in persuading port authorities to evaluate and to help transport managers to reply to specific enquiries of truck-sharing arrangements. Social implications The utilization of available empty space of container trucks is a feasible option of increasing transport capacity and achieving sustainable transportation benefits. Originality/value This paper provides a contemporary lens to view the relationship between empty trips and their applications in the carrier industry, in order to resolve the perceived issues of non-sustainable transportation and their implications for the society.
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Goedhals-Gerber, Leila L. "The market for ship repair facilities in the port of Cape town." Corporate Ownership and Control 12, no. 1 (2014): 406–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i1c4p4.
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The market for shiprepair worldwide is segmented according to the purpose for which ships are used, the types and sizes of ships and geographic areas or the routes plied. Shiprepairers tend to focus on the segments in which they have advantages of comparative cost and/or infrastructure and equipment. Generally, Cape size bulk carriers and Post-Panamax container ships are serviced in docks in Asia and tankers above the Afromax size in the Middle East, while the European shiprepairers provide specialised repair services for smaller ships in niche markets. Shiprepairers elsewhere compete in segments of the remainder of the market. The current demand for shiprepair requiring the use of the drydocks and syncrolift at the Port of Cape Town is largely for the repair of ships used for fishing, mining, supply and services, coastal patrol, salvage, rescue and pleasure (passenger vessels) as well as harbour craft and cable ships. Most of the trading ships repaired, apart from those requiring emergency repairs, are small coasters. Few ships involved in international trade have been drydocked for routine survey and repairs in recent years and such business seems to have been lost to Cape Town mainly because it is not a terminal port for regular voyages. The development of the shiprepair industry is an important target in the maritime sector of the National Development Plan of South Africa. In this article conclusions are reached about the complexity of the business economic difficulties of doing so and the prospects for promoting the plan at Cape Town. In view of the lack of academic literature in South Africa on shipping topics notwithstanding the dependence of a country’s economy on its maritime trade, the article is also intended to induce further research on the topic
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Zhang, Hongchang, Liang Qi, Wenjing Luan, and Huijuan Ma. "Double-Cycling AGV Scheduling Considering Uncertain Crane Operational Time at Container Terminals." Applied Sciences 12, no. 10 (May 10, 2022): 4820. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12104820.
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Container terminals (CTs) play an important role in the modern logistics and transportation industry. The utilization of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be effectively facilitated by reducing their empty running. The existing strategies cannot guarantee the full load of AGVs during their transportation because of the complex constraints of container scheduling. This work proposes a double-cycling AGV scheduling model that ensures a full load of AGVs between the quayside and the yard. The objective is to minimize the total waiting time of AGVs and ensure a high loading rate of AGVs by scheduling loading/unloading containers. Furthermore, it takes the randomness of the quay crane’s operational time into consideration. By assigning a time interval to AGVs’ arrival at a quayside, a container scheduling sequence is obtained based on a Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization (HPSO) algorithm with a penalty function. Via experiments, it shows that the proposed model can obtain the least number of AGVs for container transportation, minimize AGVs’ total waiting time, and ensure the high loading rate of AGVs.
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Henryk, Zielaskiewicz. "Innovative solutions in container transport." Transportation Overview - Przeglad Komunikacyjny 2020, no. 8 (August 1, 2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.35117/a_eng_20_06-07-08_01.
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The article presents a historical perspective on the development of transport technology, i.e. a container. It was indicated what solutions are currently used on terminals in order to shorten the service time of intermodal units and ensure an increase in the efficiency of handling operations. Intelligent containers are presented, which are equipped with numerous sensors, which include can follow the route of the container. The author outlined what activities are currently carried out by governmental and international organizations to ensure cargo safety during transport operations. The directions of changes in the design of containers and IT support systems have been signaled, and how the logistics industry reacts and should proceed in the era of the spread of the coronavirus in the event that many companies' strategies will be revised with new consumer behavior. Keywords: Intermodal transport; Intelligent containers; Information systems; Coronovirus CoVid
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Prabarini, Puspa, and Fendy Suhariadi. "Iklim Keselamatan Kerja dan Big Five Personality Sebagai Prediktor Perilaku Keselamatan Karyawan." Jurnal Psikologi Teori dan Terapan 9, no. 1 (September 1, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.26740/jptt.v9n1.p1-16.
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Stevedoring activities at container terminals make it one of the most dangerous workplace for employees because they have to deal with variety of high-risk conditions as well as high-risk equipments. Therefore it is not suprising that container terminals have high occupational accidents rate. Furthermore, several statistical reports also indicate that most maritime accidents are attributable to human error. The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of safety climate and big-five personality on employee safety performance. Safety climate and big five personality are considered as two factors that influence employee safety performance. Therefore strong positive safety climate in organization will be able improve employee safety performance and reduce accidents. This study was conducted to 148 employees in a container terminal by using simple random sampling as the sampling technique. Multiple regression technique was used to examine the effect of safety climate and big-five personality on employee safety performance. The result revealed that safety climate and big-five personality positively affect employee safety performance.Key words: Safety climate, big five personality, safety performanceAbstrak: Aktivitas bongkar muat pada terminal peti kemas menjadikannya sebagai salah satu tempat kerja yang paling berbahaya karena karyawan harus menghadapi beragam aktivitas yang beresiko tinggi dan peralatan kerja yang berbahaya. Maka dari itu, bukan suatu hal yang mengejutkan bahwa terminal peti kemas memiliki tingkat kecelakaan kerja yang tinggi. Lebih jauh lagi, sejumlah data statistik juga menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas kecelakaan kerja pada sektor industri maritim berkaitan dengan kesalahan manusia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan pengaruh iklim keselamatan kerja dan big five personality terhadap perilaku keselamatan karyawan. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 148 karyawan di salah satu terminal peti kemas dengan menggunakan simple random sampling sebagai teknik sampling. Analisis regresi berganda digunakan untuk menguji pengaruh antara iklim keselamatan kerja dan big five personality terhadap perilaku keselamatan karyawan. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa iklim keselamatan kerja dan big five personality secara positif berpengaruh pada perilaku keselamatan karyawan.
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Maulana, Muhamad Hakim, Hermawan Hermawan, and Tejo Sukmadi. "ANALISIS PENGASUTAN MOTOR RUBBER TYRED GANTRY TERHADAP SISTEM KELISTRIKAN AKIBAT PENAMBAHAN MOTOR AUTOMATIC RUBBER TYRED GANTRY DI TERMINAL PETIKEMAS SEMARANG DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN SOFTWARE ETAP 12.6.0." TRANSIENT 7, no. 1 (August 13, 2018): 252. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/transient.7.1.252-259.
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Motor crane adalah salah suatu motor listrik yang sering digunakan di dunia industri terutama untuk industri yang menggunakan alat berat sebagai penggerak jalannya industri tersebut. Motor crane rubber tyred gantry dipilih karena terdiri dari berbagai jenis motor induksi sehingga memiliki banyak keuntungan daripada motor listrik lainnya, yaitu harganya yang lebih murah, konstruksinya yang sederhana, dan lebih kuat. Tetapi permasalahan dalam menggunakan motor induksi adalah pada saat pengasutan karena 1 motor crane rubber tyred gantry terdiri dari 6 motor induksi yang memiliki 2 tipe yaitu hoist dan trolley. Pada saat terjadi kenaikan pengiriman melalui Terminal Petikemas Semarang maka pihak Terminal Petikemas menambah unit motor crane dengan tipe automatic rubber tyred gantry untuk mempercepat proses bongkar muat container di Terminal Petikemas Semarang. Pada Penelitian ini dilakukan analisis arus pengasutan motor terhadap sistem kelistrikan di Terminal Petikemas Semarang dengan penambahan unit automatic rubber tyred gantry. Pada sistem, motor induksi digunakan berada pada rangkaian motor crane yang berfungsi sebagai pemindah container dari truck pembawa container menuju penampungan container. Berdasarkan hasil simulasi pengasutan motor induksi dengan menggunakan Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) pada software ETAP 12.6 terjadi lonjakan arus pada saat pengasutan yaitu 1,11% dari arus nominal dan terjadi selama 0,02 detik untuk skenario 1 dan 2.
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Qi Wei and 원승환. "Conceptual Design and Importance Analysis of Industry 4.0 Based Products and Services Applied in Container Terminals." Korean Journal of Logistics 26, no. 3 (September 2018): 91–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.15735/kls.2018.26.3.006.
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Wiśnicki, Bogusz, Leszek Chybowski, and Maksymilian Czarnecki. "Analysis of the Efficiency of Port Container Terminals with the Use of the Data Envelopment Analysis Method of Relative Productivity Evaluation." Management Systems in Production Engineering 25, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 9–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0001.
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Abstract The article presents a method for evaluating the efficiency of port container terminals. The research was conducted for nine European terminals which use different handling technologies. The terminals have been divided due to the level of automation of transport processes. In the efficiency research DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) method is applied, that was previously used in studies of the relative productivity in the industry. This method allows you to multicriteria process analysis based on the properly selected production system model processing input parameters on output. Conclusions from analysis can be a ground for making a decision on organizational or investment issues.
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Nugroho, Via Ardianto, Derry Pramono Adi, Achmad Teguh Wibowo, MY Teguh Sulistyono, and Agustinus Bimo Gumelar. "Klasifikasi Jenis Pemeliharaan dan Perawatan Container Crane menggunakan Algoritma Machine Learning." MATICS 13, no. 1 (March 25, 2021): 21–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/mat.v13i1.11525.
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Pada industri jasa pelayanan peti kemas, Terminal Nilam merupakan pelanggan dari PT. BIMA, yang secara khusus bergerak dibidang jasa perbaikan dan perawatan alat berat. Terminal ini menjadi sentral tempat untuk melakukan aktifitas bongkar muat peti kemas domestik yang memiliki empat buah container crane untuk melayani dua kapal. Proses perawatan alat berat seperti container crane yang selama ini beroperasi, agaknya kurang memperhatikan data pengelompokkan atau klasifikasi jenis perawatan yang dibutuhkan oleh alat berat tersebut. Di kemudian hari, alat berat dapat menunjukkan kinerja yang tidak maksimal bahkan dapat berujung pada kecelakaan kerja. Selain itu, kelalaian perawatan container crane juga dapat menyebabkan pembengkakan biaya perawatan lanjut. Target produksi bongkar muat dapat berkurang dan juga keterlambatan jadwal kapal sandar sangat mungkin terjadi. Metode pembelajaran menggunakan mesin atau biasa disebut dengan Machine Learning (ML), dengan mudah dapat melenyapkan kemungkinan-kemungkinan tersebut. ML dalam penelitian ini, kami rancang agar bekerja dengan mengidentifikasi lalu mengelompokkan jenis perawatan container crane yang sesuai, yaitu ringan atau berat. Metode ML yang pilih untuk digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, k-Nearest Neighbor, Naïve Bayes, Logistic Regression, J48, dan Decision Tree. Penelitian ini menunjukkan keberhasilan ML model tree dalam melakukan pembelajaran jenis data perawatan container crane (numerik dan kategoris), dengan J48 menunjukkan performa terbaik dengan nilai akurasi dan nilai ROC-AUC mencapai 99,1%. Pertimbangan klasifikasi kami lakukan dengan mengacu kepada tanggal terakhir perawatan, hour meter, breakdown, shutdown, dan sparepart.
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Malashchuk, D. V., and N. A. Hrynchak. "Diagnosing and Forecasting the Prospects for the Development of the Global Container Transportation Market." Scientific Bulletin of the National Academy of Statistics, Accounting and Audit, no. 3 (July 14, 2018): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.31767/nasoa.3.2018.08.
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The main trend in the development of domestic and global transport is the rapid growth of container traffic, which meets the requirements of a market economy. They become an integral part of the national or international commodity distribution and warehouse system, which ensures the uninterrupted delivery of various products to the trading network and goods of industrial and technical purpose to industrial production. According to experts from many countries, such transportation should embody the freight transport service of the XXI century. The growing demand for container transportation in Ukraine and in the world by manufacturers and consumers of various types of products and services requires the search for effective technical, technological and organizational solutions.
A promising direction of container transportation is a unified system of container terminals (CT) created on the traffic routes of container-transportable cargoes. In addition, the problem of improving the quality of service due to the increased competition from other categories of transport is of particular importance.
In a market economy and industry restructuring, there is a need for a new approach to address these issues, which would allow for reducing the cost of container ports and increasing their attractiveness for users. The importance of addressing these issues for the container transport industry determines the importance of this study.
Topical problems of the current state and developments of the global market of container transportations are discussed. The largest container ports in the world are determined using the data on their throughput and the dynamics of the total capacity of container vessels in the maritime trade. The data on operation of the largest shipping companies in the world are analyzed. Index Baltic Dry is proposed for forecasting the global market of container transportations, which measures traffic volumes of bulk carriers; it is proposed to create support container terminals for the largest companies that would represent a single system of alliances rather than an isolated transport and logistics company.
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Koç, Elif. "What Are The Barriers to the Adoption of Industry 4.0 in Container Terminals? A Qualitative Study on Turkish Ports." Journal of Transportation and Logistics 7, no. 2 (December 30, 2022): 367–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.26650/jtl.2022.1035565.
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