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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2013-12-14

Journal:Applied Mechanics and Materials

Included Journals:EI、CPCI-S、Scopus

Volume:505-506

Page Number:583-591

ISSN No.:9783038350064

Key Words:Sea ice; Ship diversion; Traffic volumes; Simulation

Abstract:The worst ice blockages along the Yellow Sea coast and Bohai Sea had severe effects on maritime shipping, oil and gas mining and farming activities in the winter of 2009 and 2010. Ice blockages made some small ships divert to neighboring ports, which also affected these ports' operations. To evaluate the effect of ship-diversion induced emergency on port traffic, we propose a simulation model considering ship-diversion induced emergency, port transportation and operations. Then we carry out simulation experiments on a container terminal in Dalian Port. The experiment results show that ship-diversion induced emergency increased the peak hourly traffic volume, average daily trffic and thirtieth hourly volume, which provides a basis for port traffic planning and organization.