Anchorage-Ship-Berth Link as Multiple Server Queuing System
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 5
Abstract
The development of a commercial port to its optimum capacity with minimum capital costs is basically contingent upon the efficient loading/unloading of ships. This function is dependent primarily on the number of berths in the port available to ship traffic and the cargo handling capacity. A port must be planned to satisfy prompt accommodation of ships with minimum waiting time in the port and with maximum use of berth facilities. This paper discusses the anchorage-ship-berth link at the river port utilizing queuing theory with bulk arrival. A general model of the terminal is developed. The process is described by the nonstationary, multichannel queuing system. This system has the following characteristics: waiting areas are finite and given, unit bulk arrival into the system is assumed, and arriving ships or barge tows are not allowed into the system if k > (n + m) − s, where k is the number of ships or barge tows arriving at the same time (bulk arrival). All of the main characteristics of the system are given.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 5 • September 1999
Pages: 232 - 240
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Received: Apr 9, 1997
Published online: Sep 1, 1999
Published in print: Sep 1999
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