Simulation of traffic capacity of inland waterway network

The inland waterborne transportation is viewed as an economic, safe and environmentally friendly alternative to the congested road network. The traffic capacity are the critical indicator of the inland shipping performance. Actually, interacted under the complicated factors, it is challenging to conduct studies on the capacity in the networks of...

Nautical traffic simulation with multi-agent system

This paper describes a microscopic nautical traffic simulation model based on multi-agent system. The ship traffic is produced from the behavior of autonomous agents that represent ships. Especially, we look at the behaviors for collision avoidance in different encountering situations with different local environmental conditions. The behavior...

Quay wall design for an uncertain future

The importance of incorporating flexibility and adaptability in infrastructure is being increasingly recognized. Flexibility in infrastructure can prolong their economic lifetime by enabling them to adapt to the changed requirements. The objective of this paper is to examine if it is possible to incorporate flexibility in port infrastructure...

Guest Editorial: The Many Facets of Port Development

Flexibility in Port Planning and Design

Recently, flexibility has received much attention from port researchers, designers, and managers. This is because the stability of the competitive environment of the past has been replaced by increasing uncertainty. The current economic crisis and the recent trends in ports and shipping sectors are causing port planners to rethink their approach...

What's new?: Farewell Address

Farewell address

Future Scenarios: Implications for Port Planning

The evolving function of a port, and the many logistical, technological and economic uncertainties under which it must operate, make the planning and design of these complex socio-technical infrastructures very challenging. A Master Plan of a port is the instrument by which the port’s (expansion) strategy in the market place is defined....

Ports and Terminals

Maritime transport, port functions, principles of integrated port planning, planning and design of a port's water areas, landside planning and design, container terminals.

De kruising van Lek en Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal

Mathematisch model van de kruising van de Lek en het Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal, met model voor de neervorming in de "Eieren van Thijsse" en het effect van de dwarsstroming op de scheepsbeweging