摘要: |
In 2001 the realisation of the new CERES-Paragon Terminal was finished after 2 years of intensive work on design, construction and installation. The terminal, designed to handle the new generation of Jumbo-vessels with capacities of 6,000 TEU and more, has a so-called Indented Berth, allowing (un)loading operations on both sides of the ship. A total of 9 ship-toshore container cranes will increase the berth transfer capacity to 300 moves/hr, thus keeping the in-port time of even the largest ships within 24 hrs. The total capacity of the terminal is about 1 million TEU/year in the first phase, with expansion possibilities to double that figure in the future. The terminal layout has been developed by means of computer simulations of the logistic process. This included the complex traffic between the aprons on both sides of the Indented Berth and the stacking areas, and the connection to truck, rail and barge transport, all of which are provided on the terminal. The design of the Indented Berth required hydraulic and nautical studies to determine the overall dimensions and test the viability of the berthing process in terms of safety and time duration. The final design was tested by pilots in a Real Time Simulator of MARIN the Netherlands, proving that the manoeuvre was safe, even under quite adverse weather conditions. The paper describes the results of these studies and presents some innovative design features, including the structural design of the quay walls on both sides of the Indented Berth. |