Research Report 2005 Enhancing Port Efficiency in Singapore Singapore is striving to capitalise on its strength as an excellent Asian port to promote itself as an International Maritime Centre. The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has been working with SCE to further enhance competence of the local industry. Over the past several years, a team of researchers in SCE has teamed up with MPA to work on projects ranging from master- planning of new terminals, evaluating innovative operational equipment and handling policies, estimating terminal capacity, enhancing productivity of existing terminals to optimisation of inter- terminal trucking procedures. Project Highlights The research team is currently conducting a study with MPA and Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd to develop a master plan of a future Singapore terminal. It involves the large-scale simulation of container terminal operations ranging from vessel operations at quayside, storage and retrieval operations at yard side and import/ export handling at the gates. Results from this study will help to refine the port layout. The research team has also been evaluating different quayside and yard side handling equipment, and operational policiesforafuturehigh-performance port capable of efficiently handling mega vessels. In addition to planning and preparing for the future, existing container terminal operations were also examined. Researchers collaborated with local operator, Jurong Port, to conduct a capacity estimation study for terminal and gate operations. Ways to optimise the trucking of containers between the different terminals were also studied. The research team’s Adaptable Container Terminal Simulator (ACTS) was used to simulate the operations of a regional NOL-operated terminal – Vietnam International Container Terminal (VICT). ACTS was used to assess the handling capacity of the terminal, detect bottlenecks in operations, and determine the Capacity estimation of container terminal for Jurong Port, Singapore. New technologies evaluated for future ports. Detailed and realistic modelling of yard storage operations. 12 < Fireworks

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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.

Fig.3

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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