ABSTRACT
Seaside operations consist of the vessels’ berthing operations at the quay, and the loading and unloading of containers onto and from the vessel. The seaside operations interact with the yard operations via the internal transport equipment used to transport containers from/to the vessel and to/from the storage yard. The yard operations comprise managing the containers during the transfer between the landside and the seaside. They include operations such as the internal transport of the containers from/to the vessel and from/to the trucks/rail, and the storage operations in the yard. The landside operations deal with activities of receiving and delivering inbound and outbound containers to and from the storage yard. While each system can be viewed as an independent entity, and its operations are usually studied as such, interactions between the systems exist and play a crucial role in the efficient management and operation of a container terminal. A schematic representation of container terminal operations and interactions between the different systems is portrayed in Figure 1 (Maguire et al., 2010).
