An animated simulation model for a transtainer based container handling facility

The efficiency of a marine cargo terminal depends primarily upon a smooth and orderly flow of material during the container loading process. It has been observed that the transtainer operation is the bottleneck in the loading process due to frequent rehandles of containers and the speed of the transtainer. Past attempts at improving the port operation have concentrated on the computerization of the load planning function and the efficient warehousing of the outbound containers. These attempts have been successful to some extent, but have not been able to significantly eliminate the unproductive movements of the material handling equipment during the