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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
In
determining a container loading plan on board, the goal is to find a container
loading plan which considers the structural and operational boundary
conditions. In the past, the container loading plan was made by the captain,
but now the container terminal has an expert planner to determine the Master
Bay Plan. The container loading plan is made in accordance with ship loading
instructions with coordinators representing ship owners and cargo owners. The
arrangement of containers to be loaded at certain ports into certain slots into
the Bay Plan arrangement on the container ships will maximize capacity
utilization and minimize operational costs. One important factor in achieving
this goal is minimizing overloading – a situation where the containers to be unloaded
are blocked by containers destined for the next port. A container loading plan
is difficult to make due to several factors: heterogeneity of packages in terms
of size, weight, stack ability, position and orientation. The port
transshipment pattern plays a unique place in a multiport network design. The
transshipment port is the connecting port between the network route section and
the feeder. Regular feeder lines connect the hub with several shallow feeder
ports located in the same area as the hub port. The containers loaded on feeder
vessels at one port are usually transported to more ports of destination.
Feeder container route schedules – including the date and time of arrival and
departure – must be notified in advance.
Country : Indonesia
IRJIET, Volume 6, Issue 12, December 2022 pp. 12-18