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Ontology based exchange mechanism for Systems Engineering information
Published in Jaap Bakker, Dan M. Frangopol, Klaas van Breugel, Life-Cycle of Engineering Systems, 2017
To specify the interface of a system the ‘port’ principle is used in this method. Physical objects interact with their environment, human or other system elements by means of an interface which consist of one or more ports. All interactions that occur during the operational life cycle stage of the system can be defined using this port principle. As said an interface of a physical object exists of one or more ports. There are four basic types of ports: material ports, energy ports, information ports and construction (3D) ports. Interactions by means of a port can take place between different functional physical objects and between functional physical objects and the environment and/or stakeholders. An interaction with corresponding ports becomes a physical connection when a functional physical object is realized by a materialized physical object. An information port for user interaction can be materialized by e.g. a pushbutton panel. An energy port defined as electrical power can be materialized by a power plug, connected by a cable, a material port by a flange, a construction (3D) port by mounting a cabinet on a wall with concrete plugs.
Resilience Framework for Seaport Infrastructure: Theory and Application
Published in Nigel Powers, Dan M. Frangopol, Riadh Al-Mahaidi, Colin Caprani, Maintenance, Safety, Risk, Management and Life-Cycle Performance of Bridges, 2018
A. Balbi, M. P. Repetto, O. Kammouh, G.P. Cimellaro
In this last component, the port elements that are located outside the port terminal are considered: the access routes to the port terminal, the quality of the environment (environment sustainability) and the port’s social reputation. The first component concerns the serviceability of access roads such as the highway access infrastructure, the incoming rail, and the navigation channel through which ships depart and arrive. The environmental sustainability of the port activity includes the quality of air, water (can be reduced by ship spills), and noise pollution, which can have a strong impact on the surrounding citizenship.
Port Operations
Published in Maria G. Burns, Port Management and Operations, 2018
Ports typically function under a regulating system known as the port authority or port management. This is an agency—government or state, public or semipublic—legally established to operate ports and typically controlled by boards or commissions. The rapid evolution of globalization has brought about changes to the administrative role of ports within their national boundaries, their strategic role within the supply chain, and last but not least their operational role in terms of cargo handling.
Regional classification and competitiveness of port cluster: a case study of China's coastal ports
Published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2023
Ruolan Xiao, Shuhua Liu, Lingzhi Wu, Maoyu Luo, Renfeng Ma, Jiaming Li
With the development of economic globalisation and international trade, port productivity and efficiency have been greatly improved (Luo, Chen, and Zhang 2022). Port is no longer a place that traditionally bears the function of cargo distribution and transit, and the mechanised growth of port throughput and port expansion has led to the decentralisation of port activity space (Slack and Wang 2002; Baert and Reynaerts 2020). As an economic catalyst for neighbouring cities, ports can promote market integration and service agglomeration, and generate social and economic benefits (Funke and Yu 2011; Vroomans, Geerlings, and Kuipers 2022). Other economic activities (such as industry and service) triggered by port development enable the port to interact with urban logistics (Pesquera and Ruiz 1996). In past studies, some scholars have suggested that the relationship between ports and cities and regions has gone through four stages of change: port cities, port regions, port areas, and port networks (Van Klink 1998). It proves that the regional economic influence of the port is increasing, and it is gradually developing into a new beacon leading the sustainable development of national and regional economies and maintaining competitive advantages.
A novel Index-based quantification approach for port performance measurement: A case from Indian major ports
Published in Maritime Policy & Management, 2022
Nikesh Nayak, Pushpesh Pant, Sarada Prasad Sarmah, Mamata Jenamani, Deepankar Sinha
The dataset obtained has multiple missing observations during the period 2001–2018. Increasing the temporal span to the past would undoubtedly lower the data consistency. As a result, the six years (2012–2018) were considered to get a constant sample size. Additionally, the Ennore-Kamarajar port was excluded from our research owing to a lack of data, leaving the sample with 11 major Indian ports. Based on their infrastructure and operating requirements, these 11 ports were classified into three categories: container, liquid cargo, and other cargo types. Table 2 presents descriptive information for all indicators utilised to create the index for the container port category. The indicators representing time, area, and financial parameters are standardised using information like total traffic, the number of berths, and staff strength. The data is used without normalising to a standard scale since our suggested technique uses a distinct scale to approach the data.
A framework for building a smart port and smart port index
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2020
Anahita Molavi, Gino J. Lim, Bruce Race
Ports can be the source of environmental pollution through land and sea transportation and industrial activities. For the purpose of this research, we focus on the following environmental impacts of port activities: emissions to air, noise pollution, water pollution and consumption, and waste generation. These environmental issues reduce social welfare and pose a threat to the survival of living creatures; thus, they cause critical challenges for port managers and menace the ports’ endurance in the future competitive era. Smart ports seek solutions to existing environmental problems. We can evaluate the port efficiency in this domain by investigating the port environmental management systems (EMS), pollution reduction activities, and water & waste management.