CONTAINER YARD OPERATION ANALYSIS FOR A CONTAINER TERMINAL

LOKE K.B.; A.H. SAHARUDDIN; A.R. IBRAHIM; I. RIZAL; A.S.A.KADER; A.M.ZAMANI
10/1/2014
Marine sciences and engineering;
Renewable energies; Marine renewable energies and Sustenability; Advanced
technologies for MET; Climate changes

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Abstract
This paper studied the key delays factor of container yard for a container terminal. It explored the key delays factor that affected the operating performance of container yard operation. Hence, a survey is conducted and analyzed by SPSS. Descriptive analysis, normality test and reliability test are used to analyze and display the result. The initial result showed that rubber tyred gantry crane, turning for 90o and waiting for prime mover are often happened during the container yard operation. As a conclusion, the handling equipment is the main cause of the delays factor.
Keywords
delays factor; container terminal; container yard operation; operating performance; handling equipment
LOKE K.B.;
School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
A.H. SAHARUDDIN;
School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
A.R. IBRAHIM;
School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
I. RIZAL;
School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
A.S.A.KADER;
School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
A.M.ZAMANI
School of Maritime Business and Management, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia