TY - CHAP
T1 - Automation and electric drives
T2 - A powerful union for sustainable container terminal design
AU - Rijsenbrij, Joan C.
AU - Wieschemann, Armin
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Despite a reduced annual growth in trade volumes, major shipping lines continue to invest in ULCVs (Ultra Large Container Vessels with 20,000+ TEU). For efficiency reasons shipping lines operate in alliances and joint services, to maintain attractive shipping services to shippers/consignees and to benefit from economies of scale and enlarged buying power. Parallel to this, the complexity of logistics is growing and the society and port authorities put stronger demands on environmental control and sustainable designs. These developments influence terminal designs and terminal operations, which have to deal with much larger vessel call sizes, longer container dwell times, and frequent changes in handling volumes from varying alliance policies and shipping services. A growing amount of container terminals have recognized (partly) automation as an appropriate tool for cost control and performance improvement, required by the powerful shipping alliances. The application of state-of-the-art electric drive technologies will support an increased use of renewable energy and long-term cost reductions.
AB - Despite a reduced annual growth in trade volumes, major shipping lines continue to invest in ULCVs (Ultra Large Container Vessels with 20,000+ TEU). For efficiency reasons shipping lines operate in alliances and joint services, to maintain attractive shipping services to shippers/consignees and to benefit from economies of scale and enlarged buying power. Parallel to this, the complexity of logistics is growing and the society and port authorities put stronger demands on environmental control and sustainable designs. These developments influence terminal designs and terminal operations, which have to deal with much larger vessel call sizes, longer container dwell times, and frequent changes in handling volumes from varying alliance policies and shipping services. A growing amount of container terminals have recognized (partly) automation as an appropriate tool for cost control and performance improvement, required by the powerful shipping alliances. The application of state-of-the-art electric drive technologies will support an increased use of renewable energy and long-term cost reductions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091525112&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-39990-0_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-39990-0_5
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85091525112
SN - 978-3-030-39989-4
T3 - Operations Research/ Computer Science Interfaces Series
SP - 101
EP - 123
BT - Handbook of Terminal Planning
A2 - Böse, J.W.
PB - Springer
CY - Cham, Switzerland
ER -
