In line with the monotonic growth trend of the container industry, container ships and ports have grown along with technical development. While this growth has increased economic sustainability by reducing costs, it had a significant impact on ports both operationally and infrastructural. In this context, the offshore port systems are expected to be an innovative port system that facilitates the effective use of mega container ships by offering significant operational and structural advantages. In this study, the investment costs of the offshore container port system (OCPS) and conventional port structures are compared. The purpose of this study is to serve as a guide for authorities on whether OCPS is worth investing in, in terms of investment costs as a result of processing data. This article highlights the financial feasibility of an offshore port, which is currently seen as a remote option, but has nonetheless environmental financial advantages for certain locations and can allow countries with difficult nautical access to mega vessels to enter the global trade network. The data to be used in this research were obtained from similar projects and studies with a series of industry assumptions. Overall, these results indicate that offshore container port systems promise to compete with conventional ports in terms of initial investment costs, operating costs, and return time of the investment. Thus, OCPS can help to achieve a more sustainable container transportation network, by combining operational and structural advantages with efficiency in terms of investment costs.
The Master Plan for the Port of Iskenderun, Turkey, is guiding the conversion of the port from an aged facility into a state-of-the-art containerized cargo terminal with additional general and dry bulk capability. The port, originally designed as a general cargo and dry bulk port, was at the end of its design life and needed modernization. The planning team worked closely with the concessionaire to define and prioritize the functional and space demands of the different cargoes and work out an arrangement that would best accommodate the container berths while providing enough storage and berthing space for dry bulk and general cargoes.This brown-field case study summarizes the challenges faced to accommodate the conflicting space demands of different cargoes, operations and construction, and the spatial (layouts) and temporal (phasing) solutions devised for this brown field conversion project.
INTRODUCTIONTurkey has seen strong and consistent growth over the past decade. The benefits of macroeconomic stability have been clear, particularly in strong GDP growth, a rising level of foreign direct investment and quickly improving standards of living.
This article describes the main features of a container terminal, its planning principles, and the various infrastructure components that require engineering design. In addition, it provides some experience‐based recommendations for the successful development of the container terminal infrastructure.
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