2013
HMS 2013 Proceeding
Operational control for stacker/reclaimers
Authors: Teus van Vianen, Jaap Ottjes, Gabriel Lodewijks
Abstract
At dry bulk terminals, combined machines for stacking and reclaiming (stacker/reclaimers) are generally installed to handle the incoming as well as the outgoing flow of bulk materials. At the seaside of an import dry bulk terminal, large bulk carriers are unloaded while at the landside trains or barges are loaded. During unloading and stacking of the bulk materials a stacker/reclaimer is occupied for a long time. When trains or barges arrive during that time, they may have to wait a long time before getting loaded. The operational control of an import terminal can be improved by interrupting the ship unloading and load trains or barges in between. With the proposed simulation-based approach, the effect of this change in operational control was investigated. Trains or barges can be loaded significantly quicker still guaranteeing the agreed seaside service rate.
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