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Enhancing Port Efficiency in Singapore SingaporeisstrivingtocapitaliseonitsstrengthasanexcellentAsianporttopromoteitselfasanInternationalMaritimeCentre.TheMaritimeandPortAuthority(MPA)ofSingaporehasbeenworkingwithSCEtofurtherenhancecompetenceofthelocalindustry.Overthepastseveralyears,ateamofresearchersinSCEhasteamedupwithMPAtoworkonprojectsrangingfrommaster-planningofnewterminals,evaluating innovativeoperationalequipmentandhandlingpolicies,estimatingterminalcapacity,enhancingproductivityofexistingterminalstooptimisationofinter-terminaltruckingprocedures.
Project HighlightsThe research team is currentlyconducting a study with MPA andSurbana International ConsultantsPte Ltd to develop a master planof a future Singapore terminal. Itinvolves the large-scale simulationof container terminal operationsranging from vessel operationsat quayside, storage and retrievaloperationsat yard sideand import/exporthandlingatthegates.
Results from this study will help torefine theport layout. The researchteam has also been evaluatingdifferent quayside and yard sidehandlingequipment,andoperationalpoliciesforafuturehigh-performanceport capable of efficiently handlingmegavessels.
Inadditiontoplanningandpreparingfor the future, existing containerterminal operations were also
examined. Researchers collaboratedwith localoperator, JurongPort, toconductacapacityestimationstudyfor terminal and gate operations.Ways to optimise the trucking ofcontainers between the differentterminalswerealsostudied.
The research team’s AdaptableContainerTerminalSimulator(ACTS)wasusedtosimulatetheoperationsofaregionalNOL-operatedterminal– Vietnam International ContainerTerminal (VICT). ACTS was usedto assess the handling capacity ofthe terminal, detect bottlenecksin operations, and determine the
CapacityestimationofcontainerterminalforJurongPort,Singapore. Newtechnologiesevaluatedforfutureports.
Detailedandrealisticmodellingofyardstorageoperations.
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number of resources required tocater to the increasing volume ofportactivityoverthenextfewyears.
Impact on IndustryThe aforementioned projects haveassisted in thedesign andplanningof future terminals. Several newtechnologiesandschemeshavebeenanalysed to assess feasibility andutility. Existing container terminaloperations have been accuratelymodelledandsimulatedtoevaluatehandling capacity, and to helpidentify potential bottlenecks andoptionsforremovingthem.
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ContainerterminaloperationsofanNOL-operatedterminalweresimulated.
GateresourcesatJurongPortwereevaluated.
Detailedandrealisticmodellingofstowageonboardvessels. Masterplanforafuturecontainerterminal.
Truckingefficiencywasalsoimprovedusing algorithms proposed formatchingjobstoresources.
The maritime sector, one ofSingapore’s mainstays, has contrib-utedinexcessof8%tothenation’sGDP. Over the past few decades,Singaporehasbuiltupaconsiderablecompetitive advantage and it iscriticaltocontinuetoimproveeveryaspect of the container flow in ourterminals.
Team MembersAssocProfHsuWenJing,AssocProfHuang Shell Ying, Stuti Nautiyal,YeRong,andChenChuanyuExternal:MPA,SurbanaInternationalConsultants Pte Ltd, Jurong Port,andNOL
Principal InvestigatorAssocProfHsuWenJingEmail:[email protected]
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