Simulation of Traffic Capacity of Inland Waterway Network

Simulation of Traffic Capacity of Inland Waterway Network

Chen, L.
Mou, J.
Ligteringen, H.

2013-11-06

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 the inland waterways. Simulation modeling is a proven method that provides more insight into the complicated traffic situations, so that it can reveal the potential bottlenecks (e.g. locks, local narrowness of the network or terminals) and support to optimize the vessel traffic services, which is subject to the complexity of vessel traffic behaviors and flexible route choices within the networks. As a case study, a city-wide inland waterway network in the North region of Zhejiang Province, China, is demonstrated. The traffic flow in this network is simulated via SIVAK software. The simulation investigates different scenarios, e.g., normal (two-lane shipping) and traffic control (one-lane shipping, suspended and hybrid mode) and illustrates vessel capacity, waiting time, and mean velocity in each scenario.

waterway network
traffic capacity
robustness
delay time
traffic management

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