Simulation Studies Into Quayside Transport and Storage Yard Operations in Container Terminals

The focus of the paper is on quayside transport and storage yard operations in the sea container terminals. Developed algorithms for solving the issues of load handling and storage space allocation have been applied in the frame of adopted simulation model. The criteria chosen for decision making involved the total makespan of vessel unloading and the utilisation levels of the transportation trucks. Recommendations for unloading in berth space and yard areas were analysed throughout three different case studies. Further on, results of the analyses were discussed, based on both deterministic modelling scheme and performed simulation runs.