PORT LOGISTICS BLOG MENU IFORS 2021 VIRTUAL – DIGITAL TWIN OPTIMISES CONTAINER TERMINAL HANDLING 28. SEPTEMBER 2021 IFORS 2021 Virtual – Considering the uncertainty of the COVID-19 outbreak, the IFORS 2021 was held as a VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Schütt explains how Digital Twin optimises container terminal handling. After a brief overview of the container terminal simulator, he takes a closer look at Digital Twin, drawing on industry standards. Continue reading → THE ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION OF HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY MUST INCLUDE ALL FACTORS 6. AUGUST 2021 Oliver Jelsch describes the role akquinet port consulting GmbH plays in the “H2Cool Prelude” research project funded by European Regional Development Fund and what the company expects from its collaboration. How can hydrogen and fuel cell technology be used in truck refrigerated transport on the road? This question is currently being answered by researchers from the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, the association “H2BX – Hydrogen for the Bremerhaven Region” and our akquinet port consulting as part of the “H2Cool Prelude” project, funded by Bremerhavener Gesellschaft für Investitionsförderung und Stadtentwicklung mbH (BIS). The project’s practical partners are the freight forwarders Brüssel & Maass Logistik and the Frosta frozen food group, as well as the technology company Clean Logistics, which converts existing trucks to the climate-friendly hydrogen hybrid drive. Continue reading → NEW “HANDBOOK OF TERMINAL PLANNING” 15. JULY 2021 A conversation between Prof. Dr. Holger Schütt and Prof. Dr. Jürgen W. Böse who is professor in logistics at the University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, and editor of the recently published 2nd edition of the “Handbook of Terminal Planning” Holger Schütt: Hello Jürgen, nice to see you again. I think the last time we met was in summer 2016. At that time, you were still working at the Technical University in Hamburg Harburg (TUHH). How did you fare since then? Jürgen Böse: After working for 6 years at the Institute of Maritime Logistics at TUHH as chief engineer and gaining a lot of interesting experience in dealing with students and conducting maritime research projects (especially seaport logistics), I had the opportunity to take the next step professionally in the summer of 2017. I received the call for a logistics professorship at the University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel, accepted this call and started my teaching and research activities there in the summer term 2018, which I still enjoy doing today. Holger Schütt: In 2008, you approached me whether I would be interested in contributing a chapter on “simulation” in a manual for terminal planning. How did you come up with the idea to publish the first version of the “Handbook of Terminal Planning”? Jürgen Böse: Already in the early 2000s – during my doctoral studies – I was often annoyed by the fact that the search for literature sources on the topic of “Terminal Planning” very often led me to publications in the field of process optimization and thus to the algorithmic world of Operations Research (OR), where the search usually ended… Continue reading → CHESSCON USER EVENT 2021 – A REVIEW 21. APRIL 2021 After the first digital CHESSCON User Event in October 2020 we invited for a second event in February 2021. Our goal was to create a platform where terminal experts could exchange information and ideas. And we are very happy that this format has been so well received. Thanks to all speakers for their engagement and the exciting presentations and to all guests for the good discussions. For all those who did not participate in the CHESSCON User Event 2021, we are happy to provide the presentations on demand. Continue reading → NEW REPORT: PLANNING FOR AUTOMATION OF CONTAINER TERMINALS 19. APRIL 2021 PLANNING FOR AUTOMATION OF CONTAINER TERMINALS Together with some 45 experts in the field of Automation in Container Terminals I had the honour to work in the previous two years on the report about the “Planning for Automation of Container Terminals”. It was organised by the Maritime Navigation Commission (MarCom) under the umbrella of PIANC – The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (www.PIANC.org). The report provides 85 pages on a holistic view regarding the topics: fundamental definitions: a closer look providing the business case including a financial model, by also having a look at the environment and social impacts planning phase including operation modes, terminal layout, and equipment sizing holistic view also including the management of the integration on all terminal areas finally, the engineering, implementation and last but not least the operation of the terminal. The report shows, that simulation and emulation technologies are highly required to secure the work in all phases. It provides an overview of simulation software – including the CHESSCON family that is specialized in container terminal operations. Continue reading → LOAD MORE Search for: CATEGORIES A) INSIGHTS FROM PORT LOGISTICS (33) CONTAINER SAFETY (9) INTEGRATION FOR PORTS AND TERMINALS (19) PORT DIGITIZATION (28) PORT EVENTS (10) PROF. DR. 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