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A Concept of the Next Generation Container Terminal in South Korea
Due to stiff competition between container terminals, port authorities and terminal operators have been trying to improve the productivity of container handling. Since the 1990s, several types of automated container handling systems have been adopted to international terminals. Especially, automated yard cranes are utilized in many terminals and yard trucks are replaced with automated guided vehicles and automated straddle carriers.
The Government of South Korea and many stakeholders have also been trying to advance their terminals. The government ordered a project that develops a new concept and equipment of container handling while focusing on high throughput. Korea Maritime Institute performed the project from 2014 to 2018 with Busan National University and many companies for required structures, hardware and software.
The core concept of the next-generation container terminal includes such ports that are able to provide high throughput over 350 moves per hour while adopting container handling automation with overhead bridge cranes between aprons to the yard. Therefore, the system has been named overhead shuttle system (OSS). The OSS mainly consists of overhead shuttles and flatcars: Flatcars operate like typical yard trucks but move on rails. Therefore, they are able to move fast while maintaining their planned paths. Overhead shuttles travel along overhead linear lanes to stack and discharge containers, not changing their lanes, and therefore no collision occurs.
The prototype of the system was constructed at the end of the project, and a series of experimental tests showed that the system is potentially available in such terminals that require safe, efficient terminal operations.
The Government of South Korea and many stakeholders have also been trying to advance their terminals. The government ordered a project that develops a new concept and equipment of container handling while focusing on high throughput. Korea Maritime Institute performed the project from 2014 to 2018 with Busan National University and many companies for required structures, hardware and software.
The core concept of the next-generation container terminal includes such ports that are able to provide high throughput over 350 moves per hour while adopting container handling automation with overhead bridge cranes between aprons to the yard. Therefore, the system has been named overhead shuttle system (OSS). The OSS mainly consists of overhead shuttles and flatcars: Flatcars operate like typical yard trucks but move on rails. Therefore, they are able to move fast while maintaining their planned paths. Overhead shuttles travel along overhead linear lanes to stack and discharge containers, not changing their lanes, and therefore no collision occurs.
The prototype of the system was constructed at the end of the project, and a series of experimental tests showed that the system is potentially available in such terminals that require safe, efficient terminal operations.
About the Presenter
Sanghei Choi
Deputy President
Korea Maritime Institute
In 1995, I joined the Korean Maritime Institute, South Korea, where he is currently a deputy president(Director General) of port research department. Since then, I have been involved in numerous research projects including efficient improvement of port handling system, supply chain, container and general-purpose port for logistics policy and related technology.
And I received the B.S. degree in civil and environment engineering from Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, in 1992. I received the M.S.degree in urban engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, in 2006; and the Ph.D. degree in management engineering from Korea University, in 2014.
Recently, My research interests include innovative technologies for highly efficient and intelligent port handling systems, next-generation port design, mobile harbor, and energy-efficient automated vehicles in yards.
And I received the B.S. degree in civil and environment engineering from Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, in 1992. I received the M.S.degree in urban engineering from Yonsei University, Seoul, in 2006; and the Ph.D. degree in management engineering from Korea University, in 2014.
Recently, My research interests include innovative technologies for highly efficient and intelligent port handling systems, next-generation port design, mobile harbor, and energy-efficient automated vehicles in yards.
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A Concept of the Next Generation Container Terminal in South Korea
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