Study of the capacity of the storage yards of general cargo containers at Lattakia International Container Terminal


Abstract in English

Storage is one of the main services provided by the container terminals to its customers. The competition between these terminals is very strong to provide the best services and efficiency that reduces the time of containers in the yards to the lowest time. This reflects an increase in productivity and reduction in storage costs, that is very important to the shipping agents, so it had to work on the continuous re-preparation of the yards and transport equipment commensurate with rapid changes and the great development in the number of containers. The study focused on methods of calculating the theoretical storage capacity of the container terminals and applying them to the research terminal and comparing the results with the actual reality and actual productivity of the fully and empty container yards, and the global values of the modern container terminals, and calculation of the values of one of the most important indicators of use, that is the indicators of use of yard which reflects the efficiency of the use of available resources in the yards of the station.

References used

Mokhtar, K (2013). Technical Efficiency of Container Terminal Operations: A Dea Approach, ISSN: 1984-3046, Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Volume 6 Number 2
Ms. Ana M. Martín Soberón, The Capacity in Container Port Terminals, UNCTAD, Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Assessing Port Performance, 2012
Nazari, D (2005). Evaluating Container Yard Layout, A Simulation Approach. Maritime Economics and Logistics, MS Thesis, Erasmus University, Rotterdam

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