Containerization
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Containerization led to new demands concerning port operation.Ports who want to profile themselves as container ports have to fulfill a few conditions:
the availability of land for parking and moving containers, and for acces by trucks and railroads;
easy access to the hinterland, which means efficient connections (trucks, inland waterways, railroad), without the problem of congestion;
the availibility of the right type of container handling equipment to be able to maintain the tight schedules;
the availability of information technologies (EDI), which lead to accelerated gate movements, greater terminal safety, cheaper and more accurate dat entry, and improved management of container operations; information technology is a must in container ports in order to optimally load containers, ensuring regulatory compliance (hazardous materials, etc.) and for achieving cost efficiencies.
Although the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam are important concerning container trade, we have to admit that the most important container ports are situated in Asia. The following figure illustrates the top twenty of container ports:
Ports and containerization
Containerization led to new demands concerning port operation.Ports who want to profile themselves as container ports have to fulfill a few conditions:
the availability of land for parking and moving containers, and for acces by trucks and railroads;
easy access to the hinterland, which means efficient connections (trucks, inland waterways, railroad), without the problem of congestion;
the availibility of the right type of container handling equipment to be able to maintain the tight schedules;
the availability of information technologies (EDI), which lead to accelerated gate movements, greater terminal safety, cheaper and more accurate dat entry, and improved management of container operations; information technology is a must in container ports in order to optimally load containers, ensuring regulatory compliance (hazardous materials, etc.) and for achieving cost efficiencies.
Although the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam are important concerning container trade, we have to admit that the most important container ports are situated in Asia. The following figure illustrates the top twenty of container ports:
Ports and containerization
Containerization led to new demands concerning port operation.Ports who want to profile themselves as container ports have to fulfill a few conditions:
the availability of land for parking and moving containers, and for acces by trucks and railroads;
easy access to the hinterland, which means efficient connections (trucks, inland waterways, railroad), without the problem of congestion;
the availibility of the right type of container handling equipment to be able to maintain the tight schedules;
the availability of information technologies (EDI), which lead to accelerated gate movements, greater terminal safety, cheaper and more accurate dat entry, and improved management of container operations; information technology is a must in container ports in order to optimally load containers, ensuring regulatory compliance (hazardous materials, etc...