Abstract
In recent years the operations of container terminals have become more and more autonomous with the introduction of various types of autonomous terminal equipment, such as Automated Guided Vehicles. However, the transshipment of containers from ship to shore is still not yet fully automated. As designs for fully automated container barges are currently in development, a next step can be taken into exploration of designing autonomous transshipment machines for these new barges, which will open the way for container terminals to become integrated and efficient multimodal hubs in the future. This paper presents exploratory designs of an autonomous device for the ship to shore container transshipment, specifically to be used for (autonomous) container barges. The machine should be deployable in any port, with little to no need of fixed infrastructures, such as tracks. Exploration of transshipment concepts fit for use in a fully automated environment, as well as evaluation of initial design solutions in their capacity to improve the productivity of these transshipment concepts is showed in this work.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Trends in Maritime Technology and Engineering |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2022, Lisbon, Portugal, 24-26 May 2022) |
Editors | C. Guedes Soares, T.A. Santos |
Place of Publication | London, UK |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003320289 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | MARTECH 2022: 6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 24 May 2022 → 26 May 2022 |
Conference
Conference | MARTECH 2022: 6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Lisbon |
Period | 24/05/22 → 26/05/22 |