Due to an accelerated growth on containerized freight over the last two decades, terminals are challenged to overcome obstacles and constraints in order to enhance their own capacity and productivity. The capacity of a container terminal is measured by the number of Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) handled each year. Many factors can impact terminal performance: area, layout of ground slots, stacking density (yard utilization) and technology are some of them. This thesis aims on deepening the knowledge on how to increase terminal productivity, focusing on the use of Information Technology (IT) possibilities (for both hardware and software). Investments on terminal automation are substantially high and involve many risks. Important decisions have to be made and STAFF resistance to innovation has to be eliminated. If top management team, as well as all sectors of the terminal, gets engaged on the project with full commitment, I.T most likely will be seen as an asset, with costs and risks; but also returns and benefits. After discussing basic aspects of terminal operations and its possibilities of improvement, a study case was done to the Port of Genoa, in Italy. A practical vision of a real scenario was really important for the student to understand how difficult changing present situation can be. Specific conditions, obstacles and constrains exist in every terminal, no matter their country, size or current state of automation.
Dovuto alla crescita accelerata del trasporto marittimo in contenitori nelle ultime due decade, i terminal devono contornare gli ostacoli e diversi limiti per aumentare la propria produttività e capacità. Questa viene misurata in TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) e indica la quantità di contenitori movimentati ogni anno. Tanti fattori possono impattare la produttività: area, layout del piazzale, densità di stacking, tecnologia, ecc. L'obiettivo di questa tesina è approfondire la conoscenza di come si può aumentare la produttività di un terminal con l'utilizzo sopratutto della tecnologia (sia hardware che software). Gli investimenti necessari in questa modalità sono grandi e coinvolgono alti rischi. L'operational team del terminal deve fare decisioni altamente importanti e tutti i settori devono collaborare per che la Tecnologia dell'Informazione sia applicata con successo e serva come asset: con costi, rischi, ritorni e benefici. Dopo l'approfondimento delle possibilità, una visita è stata fata al Porto di Genova con l'obbiettivo di studiare in termini pratici tutte le difficoltà esistenti in un caso reale di gestione di un terminal.
Information technology applied to container terminals automation
DANTAS DE CARVALHO, HENRIQUE
2011/2012
Abstract
Due to an accelerated growth on containerized freight over the last two decades, terminals are challenged to overcome obstacles and constraints in order to enhance their own capacity and productivity. The capacity of a container terminal is measured by the number of Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) handled each year. Many factors can impact terminal performance: area, layout of ground slots, stacking density (yard utilization) and technology are some of them. This thesis aims on deepening the knowledge on how to increase terminal productivity, focusing on the use of Information Technology (IT) possibilities (for both hardware and software). Investments on terminal automation are substantially high and involve many risks. Important decisions have to be made and STAFF resistance to innovation has to be eliminated. If top management team, as well as all sectors of the terminal, gets engaged on the project with full commitment, I.T most likely will be seen as an asset, with costs and risks; but also returns and benefits. After discussing basic aspects of terminal operations and its possibilities of improvement, a study case was done to the Port of Genoa, in Italy. A practical vision of a real scenario was really important for the student to understand how difficult changing present situation can be. Specific conditions, obstacles and constrains exist in every terminal, no matter their country, size or current state of automation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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