Next generation terminals Comparison of container terminal storage and retrieval systems

摘要

The end-loaded twin ASC system is not well suited to terminals with high transhipment. It suffers from an imbalance in waterside and landside handling capacity that is suitable for a narrow range of actual circumstances. It's limited in its ability to provide high waterside (vessel) productivity. It may be less costly than the side-loaded system within its range of waterside productivity and transhipment rates below about 60 percent. The side-loaded ASC system is well suited to terminals with high transhipment. It can provide good balance between landside and waterside handling capacity by virtue of its workload sharing among ASCs. It can be configured to provide much higher waterside (vessel) productivity than end-loaded and can allow ramping up of number of ASCs. It may be less costly than end-loaded at transhipment rates above about 60 percent.