Redefining Efficiency and Safety in Marine Terminals
Marine terminals are complex systems that connect maritime transport to the broader supply chain, combining berths, quays, equipment, storage facilities, and logistics processes. To enhance performance, reduce risks, and boost productivity, simulation technologies have become essential tools.
HPC's marine terminal simulation creates a virtual environment using the HPCsim toolbox to replicate key terminal operations, such as vessel movements, cargo handling, storage, and internal transport. The model accounts for variables like vessel types, weather, navigation challenges, and human interactions, providing a dynamic platform for training, analysis, and decision-making.
The goal of simulation is to improve efficiency, reduce turnaround times, cut waste, and enhance safety. It enables terminal operators, port authorities, and shipping companies to test scenarios, evaluate operational changes, and identify improvements—all without disrupting real-world operations.
Carsten Eckert
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SCOPE OF MARINE TERMINAL SIMULATION AT HPC
Using Simulations to Optimize Productivity and Performance
HPC's marine terminal simulations offer flexible applications and customized services to help determine the best ways to maximize terminal capacity. The most common areas where clients seek our expertise include:
Verification of Terminal Design: Confirm that the proposed terminal design aligns with operational requirements and uncover potential design flaws or inefficiencies.
Compare Layout Alternatives: Analyze different layout options to identify the most efficient, safe, and high-performing configuration.
Determine Equipment Requirements: Use simulations to calculate the optimal number of handling equipment, such as cranes and loaders, needed to manage expected cargo volumes effectively.
Identify Improvement Opportunities: Highlight areas in terminal design, processes, and logistics where enhancements can boost overall operational efficiency.
Our Approach
Scaling Terminal Layout: Using HPC’s capabilities to scale terminal layouts efficiently, accommodating various scenarios and potential changes in operational conditions.
Considering of All Cargo Flows and Equipment Moves: Incorporating a comprehensive analysis of all cargo flows and equipment movements within the terminal to provide a holistic view of operational dynamics.
All Available Equipment Types: Integration of data across a wide range of available handling equipment types to simulate different equipment configurations and assess their impact on terminal performance.
Excellent Accuracy Considering Terminal-Specific Process and Operating Strategies: Ensuring high accuracy by tailoring simulations to the specific processes, strategies, and operational characteristics of each terminal.
Benefit from the Highest Possible Degree of Accuracy and Efficiency
We provide detailed insights into the productivity levels of handling equipment and the overall service levels within the terminal, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions for optimization.
Utilization Rates, Working Hours, Energy Consumption deliver data on equipment utilization rates, working hours, and energy consumption, allowing for an assessment of resource efficiency and environmental impact.
HPC's Marine Terminal Simulation services offer a detailed analysis of terminal operations with a focus on accuracy, efficiency, and customization to terminal-specific requirements.
