Accessibility of the port of Palembang: Riverworks and dredging in the Musi river

This thesis is divided into 7 chapters. Each chapter deals with one of the main subjects mentioned in the previous paragraph. Chapter 1 gives an introduction on the Musi river and the problems encountered in the entrance channel of the Port of Palembang. The present-day situation of the Musi river, as well as the available data, will be...

Optimisation of the depth of the navigation channel of the Musi river

In this report a prediction has been made for the influence of water depth in the Musi river on the shipping costs for vessels that call the harbour of Palembang. To this day shallow parts remain in the navigation channel. Due to these shallow parts vessels often have to postpone their entry of the Musi river until the tide provides enough depth...

Onderzoek naar de langdurige wachttijden I/D scheepvaartweg naar Palembang middels computersimulatie

In de provincie Zuid-Sumatra in Indonesië ligt de havenstad Palembang. Voor deze provincie en zijn omgeving is het open blijven van de havens van essentieel belang. Deze havens zijn te bereiken via een 100 km. lange vaarweg over de Musi rivier. Door tal van ondiepten in de rivieren ontstaat grote wachttijd hetgeen een langdurige vaartijd...

A computer simulation modelling study for port planning of main public terminal, port of Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia

The main problem which will be solved in this study is that concerning the Main Public Terminal (MPT) capacity: berthing, cargo handling and cargo storage capacity within the time span of development plan, up to 2005. The objective of the development plan is then defined, i.e. to provide MPT the least-cost of port operation consisting of port...

A computer simulation modelling study for port planning of main public terminal, port of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia

The main problem which will be solved in this study is that concerning the Main Public Terminal (MPT) capacity : berthing, cargo handling and cargo storage capacity within the time span of development plan, up to 2005. The objective of the development plan is then defined, i.e. to provide MPT the least-cost of port operation consisting of port...