Berthing force is a critical dynamic lateral force in the design of berthing structures, having equal relevance when compared to seismic forces. Besides, the construction cost of berthing structures is very high which can be optimized by calculating precise design berthing energy on fender and selecting optimum fender system. In the present study, design berthing energy of bulk carriers having ...

berthing force is a critical dynamic lateral force in the design of berthing structures, having equal relevance when compared to seismic forces. besides, the construction cost of berthing structures is very high which can be optimized by calculating precise design berthing energy on fender and selecting optimum fender system. in the present study, design berthing energy of bulk carriers having ...

Ship handling during berthing is considered as one of the most sophisticated tasks that a ship master has to face. The presence of current and wind make it even more complicated to execute, especially when ship approaches to a pier in low speed. To deal with such phenomenon, only experienced human brain decides the necessary action taken depending on situation demand. So automation in berthing ...

In this research we study the berth allocation problem (BAP) in real time as disruptions occur. In practice, the actual arrival times and handling times of the vessels deviate from their expected or estimated values, which can disrupt the original berthing plan and potentially make it infeasible. We consider a given baseline berthing schedule, and solve the BAP on a rolling planning horizon wit...

We develop a constraint programming based heuristic algorithm using column generation technique to solve a ship routing problem which the loading and unloading times of cargoes at pickup and drop-off locations are significant. In order to prevent congestions at the locations, we need to assign berthing time slots to each vessel to perform the loading and unloading tasks at different locations. ...

Use of the ship maneuvering simulator (SMS) is at the core of pilot trainees education and training, so it is desirable to have an evaluation method that can be completed shortly after each berthing training session. There are basically two methods of docking maneuvering that pilot trainees learn: one in which the ship enters from outside the port and is...

This chapter introduces the use of hybrid intelligent agents in a vessel berthing application. Vessel berthing in container terminals is regarded as a very complex, dynamic application, which requires autonomous decision-making capabilities to improve the productivity of the berths. In this chapter, the dynamic nature of the container vessel berthing system has been simulated with reinforcement...

Piles and diaphragm wall supported berthing structure on marine soils are loaded laterally from horizontal soil movements generated by dredging. The literature on the adequacy of the finite element method modeling of berthing structure to analyse their behaviour during dredging and under earthquake condition is limited. This paper describes the finite element approach for analysing the lateral ...

Singapore has one of the busiest ports in the world. Ship berthing is one of the problems faced by the planners at the port. In this paper , we study the ship berthing problem. We first provide the problem formulation and study the complexity of the problem with different restrictions. In general, the ship berthing problem is NP-complete, although, some of its variants may be solved quickly. Wh...