3차원 시뮬레이션을 이용한 부유식 컨테이너 터미널의 하역능력 추정

Abstract

The size of container carriers has been increasing recently to ship container boxes between continents more cost effectively. In order to unload container boxes from super size container carriers on time, a floating container terminal is being considered in South Korea. The overall process of loading and unloading the container boxes is expected to get expected if the floating terminal enables the port authority to handle the container boxes at both sides of the container carrier. The floating container terminal is in essence a buge barge armed with container cranes and a temporary storage facility with gantry cranes. Among many factor considered for the size of the floating container terminal is traffic jam. When too many trucks are assigned for the container cranes on the floating terminal, traffic congestion due to a confined space is expected, which many lead to productivity reduction. This paper presents the process of estimating the optimum number of trucks to be assigned for each crane on the floating container terminal by utilizing 3D simulation technique. The 3D simulation model visually represented the traffic jams taking place when too may trucks were assigned to each crane, and therefore gave professionals confidences for the results of the simulation model.