Assessing Container Terminal Productivity
Author | : Hanh Dam Le-Griffin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Container terminals |
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Author | : Hanh Dam Le-Griffin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Container terminals |
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Author | : Bo Lu |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 2016-09-27 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9811024316 |
This book is a comparative study of the critical factors in berth productivity in Chinese and South Korean container terminals. It first defines the concept of berth productivity, and then establishes a regression model to evaluate the productivity factor. With the results obtained for the leading Asian container terminals it identifies the relationship between critical factors for berth productivity and their order of importance. The findings provide guidelines for terminal operators to improve berth productivity.
Author | : G. De Monie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Harbors |
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Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Is the U.S. marine terminal on the verge of becoming a bottleneck rather than a funnel for world general cargo commerce? This volume, prepared at the request of the U.S. Maritime Administration, appraises issues pertinent to the productivity of these marine terminals, addressing such topics as the state of the art of technology and engineering design in general cargo terminals; the comparison of technology and design with that of other countries; the interrelationship of port and terminal practices; and the implications of port and terminal costs, practices, engineering design, and use of technology.
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Release | : 2003 |
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(Uncorrected OCR) A Review of Container Terminal Productivity Submitted by Wong Sze Ching, Terence For the degree of Master of Arts At the University of Hong Kong In June 2003 Hong Kong container port enJoys the competitive advantages of being highly efficient, with unrivalled logistic and supporting services including communications, banking, financial, insurance and shipping services, and called by all major shipping lines which is offering shippers with numerous options. However, with increasing competition of the global and surrounding ports, Hong Kong has started losing its leadership in container handling mode and if it is not being dealt with quickly, other ports will catch up Hong Kong in years to come. The Hong Kong Government has produced some strategies in maintaining the Hong Kong's leadership in the port industry and one direction is to improve the port productivity. This paper reviews the issue of productivity of container terminal from the point of view of the container terminal operator. There are many factors that affect the productivity of a container terminal, however, the only one that are under direct control of a container terminal operator is the operation productivity within the terminal. In this study, terminal operation productivity is evaluated in two parts; a macro-analysis of container terminals in different continents follows by a micro-analysis of a single container terminal in the South China region. The macro-analysis involves a benchmarking study of various high throughput container terminals selected from the top 10 container ports III 2001. The benchmarking study reviews the key performance indicators of terminal productivity and through comparison of various terminals; the current terminal performance in the high throughput container terminals is evaluated. The micro-analysis reviews the container handling operations within a terminal in details. A container terminal is divided into 3 parts, the quayside, the yard and the gate. D.
Author | : Dong-Wook Song |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1351883526 |
This work applies the theory and techniques of economic efficiency measurement to the realistic context of the ports industry. The objective is to assess the practical impact of port privatization policies upon the economic performance of the sector. Specifically, this volume presents Korea’s port and terminal development plans and systematically analyses not only the process and results of privatisation, but also the claims of its proponents that it leads directly to improved efficiency. The Korean experience is given global relevance by applying the same approach to Britain’s main container ports and terminals which, of course, are at a more advanced stage in the privatisation process. This work constitutes a unique contribution to the literature relating to shipping and ports, econometrics and the Korean economy and will be of primary interest to port authorities and practitioners, as well as to students of economics and/or the shipping industry.
Author | : Theo Notteboom |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 812 |
Release | : 2022-01-31 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1000526933 |
Port Economics, Management and Policy provides a comprehensive analysis of the contemporary port industry, showing how ports are organized to serve the global economy and support regional and local development. Structured in eight sections plus an introduction and epilog, this textbook examines a wide range of seaport topics, covering maritime shipping and international trade, port terminals, port governance, port competition, port policy and much more. Key features of the book include: Multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on economics, geography, management science and engineering Multisector analysis including containers, bulk, break-bulk and the cruise industry Focus on the latest industry trends, such as supply chain management, automation, digitalization and sustainability Benefitting from the authors’ extensive involvement in shaping the port sector across five continents, this text provides students and scholars with a valuable resource on ports and maritime transport systems. Practitioners and policymakers can also use this as an essential guide towards better port management and governance.
Author | : Matías Herrera Dappe |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 131 |
Release | : 2016-06-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1464808937 |
South Asia’s trade almost doubled in the past decade, but the share of trade in GDP is still smaller (47 percent) than in East Asia (55 percent), and South Asia’s economic competitiveness continues to lag that of other regions. Part of the problem is the region’s container ports. As a result of inefficiencies, the average cost of exporting or importing a container in the region is more than twice what it is in East Asia. Better port logistics could help increase trade, diversify exports, attract more foreign direct investment, and spur economic growth. As container traffic continues to grow and physical expansion is constrained by the limited supply of available land at most ports, the best way to improve port performance is by increasing productivity. To identify strategies for doing so, this report examines the performance of the 14 largest container ports in the region based on two sets of criteria: operational performance and economic performance. To measure operational performance, the report benchmarks total time at port, waiting time at port, and idle time as a share of total time at berth. To measure economic performance, it benchmarks productivity and efficiency using two useful techniques: Malmquist total factor productivity decomposition and data envelopment analysis. The report identifies key drivers of port performance and examines how differences in performance across ports are related to those drivers. This analysis is based on an original dataset on private sector participation, governance, and competition in South Asia’s container port sector. To highlight the potential gains from improving performance of container ports, the report uses econometric techniques to isolate the impact of efficiency improvements on maritime transport costs and trade. The results suggest that the best strategy for improving port performance in the region is a three-pronged approach that (a) encourages private sector participation through a well-developed enabling environment, including further adoption of the “landlord†? port model; (b) strengthens the governance of port authorities’ boards; and (c) promotes competition between and within ports, in part through transparent and competitive concession bidding.
Author | : Jürgen W. Böse |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2011-02-26 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1441984089 |
Container Terminals (CT) operate as central nodes in worldwide hub-and-spoke networks and link ocean-going vessels with smaller feeder vessels as well as with inbound and outbound hinterland transportation systems using road, rail, or inland waterways. The volume of transcontinental container flows has gained appreciably over the last five decades -- throughput figures of CT reached new records, frequently with double-digit annual growth rates. Stimulated by throughput requirements and stronger competition between terminals settled in the same region or serving a similar hinterland, respectively, cost efficiency and throughput capabilities become more and more important. Nowadays, both terminal capacity and costs have to be regarded as key indicators for CT competitiveness. In respect of this steady growth, this handbook focuses on planning activities being aimed at “order of magnitude improvements” in terminal performance and economic viability. On the one hand the book is intended to provide readership with technological and organizational CT basics for strategic planning. On the other hand this book offers methodical assistance for fundamental dimensioning of CT in terms of 'technique', 'organization' or 'man'. The former primarily considers comprehensive information about container handling technologies representing the state of the art for present terminal operations, while the latter refers to methodological support comprising in particular quantitative solutions and modeling techniques for strategic terminal decisions as well as straightforward design guidelines. The handbook includes an introductory contribution which gives an overview of strategic planning problems at CT and introduces the contributions of the volume with regard to their relationship in this field. Moreover, each paper contains a section or paragraph that describes the impact of findings investigated by the author(s) for problem-solving in long-term planning of CT (as an application domain). The handbook intends to provide solutions and insights that are valuable for both practitioners in industry who need effective planning approaches to overcome problems and weaknesses in terminal design/development and researchers who would like to inform themselves about the state of the art in methodology of strategic terminal planning or be inspired by new ideas. That is to say, the handbook is addressed to terminal planners in practice as well as to students of maritime courses of study and (application oriented) researchers in the maritime field.
Author | : Bo Lu |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2016-10-08 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9811024286 |
This book helps to solve the problem of substantial waste and inefficiency in port production by analyzing operational efficiency at more than 30 Chinese and Korean leading container ports using three types of DEA model. In addition it offers a returns-to-scale analysis, which is particularly useful for port managers or policy makers deciding on the scale of production. The results provide port managers and relevant scholars with insights into resource allocation and operating performance optimization. This book was supported by the National Science and Technology Academic Publications Fund of China in 2015.