A Study into Automated Container Terminals: A Literature Review & New ACT Concept Proposal - Softcover

Pang, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3844383735 ISBN 13: 9783844383737

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Globalization has drastically increased the amount of trade between different nations and this has lead to an exponential growth in shipping activities around the world. As a result, many container terminals are struggling to cope with this new surge of containers moving through their yards. Numerous container terminals are looking at the possibility of automating their container terminal so as to dramatically provide their operational efficiency and hence be able to handle higher container traffic at their terminals. There are currently a few automated container terminal designs which have been proposed and implemented in the industry. In this work, a detailed literature review was conducted on current automated container terminals to understand the limitations of current automated container terminal concepts and to better capture the needs and requirements of container terminals around the world. Based on the information gathered as well as from the analysis of each automated container terminal concept, a new automated container terminal termed the Linear Motor Automated Storage and Retrieval System (LM-AS/RS-ACT) was conceptualized.

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About the Author

Andrew Pang, B.Eng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844383735
• ISBN 13: 9783844383737
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96