There is a lack of technology innovation studies in the maritime sector focusing on developing countries. Generally, these countries present various limitations due to their own social, economic, and political contexts. Moreover, leadership support, stakeholder involvement, training, resources, financial academic support affects successful implementation technological innovation. The objective ...

In this paper, a systematic procedure for synthesizing two-terminal devices with polynomial non-linearity is proposed. A two-terminal, or one-port, device with an arbitrary polynomial non-linearity can be designed using the proposed procedure in a step-by-step systematic manner. A variety of drivingpoint characteristics of two-terminal devices with synthesized polynomial non-linearity, both num...

BACKGROUND Thoracoscopic surgery has become very popular in recent years. Conventional thoracoscopic surgery requires three or more port wounds for manipulations of endoscopic instruments. For complicated cancer surgery, more port wounds and a larger thoracotomy wound may be required due to technical reasons. We want to investigate the effectiveness of single-port thoracoscopic approach in elec...

Korea has experienced remarkable economic growth during the last four decades due to its trade-oriented development policy. Since the international trade of Korea is carried predominantly by sea transport, its ports play a pivotal role in national economic development. This impressive development in a short period of time has resulted in rapidly increasing seaborne cargoes. All the parties invo...

This paper examines the structure, operation, required input data and the output of a simulation model that is used for a simulation investigation for a Sailing Container Terminal (SCT) for the port of Rotterdam. The SCT will be used to tranship small consignments of containers between the inland waterway and feeder vessels and the shore based container terminals of the port of Rotterdam. The o...

Cost and time efficient port operations are vital nowadays due to the increasing port competition worldwide. In many cases, efficiency may overcome strategic positioning, i.e. a shipping line may prefer to call at a port which is able to handle efficiently a large mother vessel, and take advantage of economies of scale, even if it is not situated near to the main international shipping routes. ...

This paper presents a generic simulation model to determine the equipment mix (quay, yard and intra-terminal transfer) for Container Terminal Logistics Operations System (CTLOS). The CTLOS, typical type of discrete event dynamic system (DEDS), consists three sub-models: ship queue, loading-unloading operations yard-gate operations. is empirically applied phase 1 Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shan...