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VISUALISING LAYOUT AND OPERATION OF A CONTAINER TERMINAL. Authors. Dr F A Schmidt - Maritime & Supply Chain Solutions (Europe) Ltd, UK Miss R Yazdani - University of Ulster at Jordanstown, UK Mr R Young - University of Ulster at Jordanstown, UK. 1.
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VISUALISING LAYOUT AND OPERATION OF A CONTAINER TERMINAL Authors Dr F A Schmidt - Maritime & Supply Chain Solutions (Europe) Ltd, UK Miss R Yazdani - University of Ulster at Jordanstown, UK Mr R Young - University of Ulster at Jordanstown, UK 1
EU SPONSORED PROJECTS RELATED TO PORT OPERATION: - modelling and simulation EU Aims: • Spatial Development Perspectives, • Sustainable Development and • Balancing the Modes of (Freight) Transport SPHERE - 1996 – 99 - Initial Development of the Port Process Simulator BALTPORTS-IT - 2001 - 03 - Further Development of the PPS TRAPIST - 2002 – 04 - Development of the Terminal Planning Board 2
SPHERE – Port of Harwich BALTPORTS-IT – Port of Gdansk BALTPORTS-IT – Port of Gdansk Szczecinskie Quay TRAPIST – Terminal Planning Board TRAPIST – TPB – Port of Cork TRAPIST – Tivoli – Port of Cork - Port of Kokkola 3
OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS IN SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED PORTS AND TERMINALS • Information Flow to / from and within the Terminal • The Absence of extensive IT Support • Cargo Flows to / from and within the Port or Terminal • Layout of Land- and Maritime Approaches including Berths • Position of in- and out-Gates • Terminal and Yard Layout in conjunction with selected • Cargo Handling Equipment 4
OBJECTIVE • To develop a Methodology for Data Gathering and its general Representation to visualise and resolve operational Problems in Ports and Terminals • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • An Object Oriented Relational Database • An Electronic Terminal Planning Board 5
THE OBJECT ORIENTED RELATIONAL DATABASE Based on Information obtained from: • The Partner Ports in TRAPIST and Freight Forwarders • SPHERE, BALTPORTS-IT, TRIM, INFOLOG, BOBCOM, EUROBORDER, D2D, THEMIS, INTRA-SEAS, INTERPORT • 24 FW4 and FW5 EU RTD Projects with emphasis on Freight related Data and Data Models used 6