Research Article

Performance Comparison of Real-Time Yard Crane Dispatching Strategies at Nontransshipment Container Terminals

Table 1

Settings in the simulation experiments.

ParametersValue

Vessel calls per week36/24
Unloaded conts. per vessel600
Loaded conts. per vessel600
Ground slots in the yard10080
Number of berths4
Number of QCs per berth4
Number of YTs per QC9
Number of YCs per zone5
Empty truck speed (km/h)40
Laden truck speed (km/h)25
YC gantry speed (m/min)100
Ratio of 20′ to 40′ conts.2 : 1
Ratio of heavy to empty conts.4 : 1
Duration of import heavy conts. (d)Tri (1, 5, 7)
Duration of import empty conts. (d)Tri (3, 5, 7)
Duration of export conts. (d)Tri (1, 2.6, 4)
QC handling time (min)Tri (1.0, 1.5, 2.0)
YC handling time (min)Tri (1.2, 2.0, 3.4)
Berthing time (h)Tri (0.5, 1.0, 2.0)
Handling preparation (h)Tri (0.2, 0.6, 1.0)
Unberthing preparation (h)Tri (0.2, 0.6, 1.0)
Unberthing time (h)Tri (0.5, 0.75, 1.0)