Comparison of the operating performance of automated and traditional container terminals

Abstract

This paper explores key factors affecting the operating performance of container terminals, and compares the performance of various container yard (CY) facilities at the port of Kaohsiung using grey relational analysis (GRA) and the concept of entropy. The paper's findings can be summarised as follows: (1) The most important attributes affecting the operating performance of CY equipment include number of CY facilities, transport distance of CY tractors, speed of movement of CY facilities, handling efficiency of CY facilities, and number of working tractors. (2) Based on entropy weighting value and GRA, CY handling facilities can be ranked in terms of operating performance in the order of automatic rail transtainer, automatic stacking crane, rail transtainer, straddle carrier, and rubber tyred transtainer. (3) From both operating performance and green terminal perspectives, automatic rail transtainers represent the optimal CY model compared with other container handling facilities.

Applying fuzzy grey quality function deployment to identify solutions for improving safety of container terminal loading and unloading operations

“…Step 3. Identifying technical solutions for improving the safety quality Solutions for improving safety quality were obtained from the academic literature 1,2,5,7,13,15,46,48,53 and consultation with safety experts. Three suggested dimensions were obtained, with 10 technical solutions for improving safety quality.…”

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“…Ding and Tseng, 1 Hsu, 2 Yang et al, 5 Yang and Shen, 7 After obtaining a fuzzy relationship matrix, the referential sequence and comparative sequences could be determined. The referential sequence Y 0 is shown in the third column of Table 5.…”

“…Container terminal activities include various operations, such as inward and outward container loading and unloading (LAU), storage, and transshipments, and container LAU operations are the most frequently discussed of these. 1–7 In addition, because the various container terminal activities are not completely free of risks and accidents, such risks imply the possibility of damage to cargo 8 and may affect the overall operational efficiency and service quality of the terminal. 2,7,9 The safety of container terminal LAU operations is an important factor affecting whether the international shipping of cargo can be conducted smoothly.…”

“…1–7 In addition, because the various container terminal activities are not completely free of risks and accidents, such risks imply the possibility of damage to cargo 8 and may affect the overall operational efficiency and service quality of the terminal. 2,7,9 The safety of container terminal LAU operations is an important factor affecting whether the international shipping of cargo can be conducted smoothly. 5 As a result, safe container terminal LAU operations play an extremely important role in international container shipping transportation.…”