Analysis of the operations of an intermodal barge terminal

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Title:	Analysis of the operations of an intermodal barge terminal
Authors:	VERDONCK, Lotte CARIS, An RAMAEKERS, Katrien JANSSENS, Gerrit K.
Issue Date:	2012
Publisher:	HMS
Source:	Bruzzone, Agostino G.; Gronald, Manfred; Merkuryev, Yury; Piera, Miguel Angel; Talley, Wayne (Ed.). Proceedings of HMS: The International Conference on Harbour, Maritime & Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation 2012, p. 11-21
Abstract:	This paper studies the operations of intermodal barge terminals. The objective is to increase the terminal’s efficiency by supporting the operational planning of the terminal operator. For this purpose a review on general and process specific barge terminal planning problems, discussed in current scientific literature, is provided. This theoretical knowledge is verified in practice by means of a comparison with operational planning realities at Haven Genk, a Belgian trimodal terminal. Finally, a simulation study based on Haven Genk data is performed to investigate whether vessel size and number of vessels in use have an impact on barge terminal efficiency.
Keywords:	barge terminal; operational planning; discrete event simulation
Document URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1942/14549
ISBN:	9788897999119
ISI #:	000393067100003
Category:	C1
Type:	Proceedings Paper
Validations:	ecoom 2019
Appears in Collections:	Research publications

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