Communications are sometimes difficult, particularly at night. ![]() As terminals, we depend on updates that clients provide to us by telephone or e-mail. Sander de Jong, Consultant Operations at ECT, outlined the challenges associated with this: “Ports are dynamic and continuous production environments in which schedules change continuously. As a result, the complexity of the berth scheduling problem at terminals has expanded substantially and is difficult to deal with using methodologies utilized in traditional berth scheduling studies. Similarly, vessels that have completed cargo operations at the berth and are ready to depart may have to wait a lengthy period due to delays induced by other port operations. Inefficiency in berth planning has a cascading effect on all parties involved in a port call. The efficiency of terminal operation is severely restricted by the traffic limitations of the navigation channel and the berth capacity. These large container ships must be unloaded, loaded, bunkered, and stocked efficiently. MSC vessels are mainly handled on the north side of the ECT Delta Terminal. Consequently, many opportunities arise for improvement in port operations. Container ports are continually forced to adapt their throughput capacity in order to meet changing demand.
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