SimConT Simulation of hinterland Container Terminal operations

The Simulation of functions of container terminals is an approach for efficient resource-planning and effective capacity analysis of Hinterland Container Terminals (HCTs). This paper presents the first results of an HCT overall solution tool which integrates configuration, simulation and reporting, and which is understood as a prototype of a special hinterland container terminal optimization-environment. By means of simulation different material handling technologies, shift patterns, resource scheduling and infrastructure capacity are analysed. In our study we cooperated with an Austrian HCToperator and an Austrian rail infrastructure operator to ensure the integration of practice based data and know-how.