Hull Strength on Ships' Contact with Quay-wall (3rd Report)

Hull Form Optimization for Monohull Ships

A study was carried out to investigate methods and to determine the "optimum" hull form for monohull ships, based upon several weighted criteria. The main product of this study is a hull form optimization program. Propulsion power minimization is the primary focus of the program, although simplified. seakeeping and weight/cost issues can also be studied with the existing program. The program us...

Optimal Allocation of Ships to Quay Length in Container Ports

Due to the continuously increasing container trade, many terminals are presently operating at or close to capacity. An efficient terminal is one that facilitates the quick transshipment of containers to and from ships. In this sake, this paper addresses the ship assignments problem at a maritime container terminal, where ships are normally assigned to specific quay cranes until the work is fini...

Working with alarms on ships ICT work on ships

Alarm indicators are a very simple and important user interface for many control tasks, and are known to be problematic. Alarms on ships have increased in number and importance. Recent incidents such as Savannah Express, Aquitaine and others have identified a number of important issues in the way that alarm systems support safe and effective work. The state of alarm systems onboard is inconsist...

Report on the 3rd International ESCOP-Symposium.

Stability Evaluation of a Quay Wall of Large Cylinders

The stability of the quay wall incorporating large diameter cylinders is of great concern at the Yangshan Port, China, owing to severe marine environment. In this study, finite element analysis is carried out to evaluate the stability of a trial quay wall during construction. The single cylinder is examined in terms of turnover failure subjected to a five year design wave action. The case when ...