Application of Simulation to Improve Volume through a Seaport Coal Terminal

The Alabama State Port Authority wants to increase the volume of coal moving through the McDuffie Island Coal Terminal. A perceived barrier to an increase in capcity is the number of tugboats for moving barges throughout the terminal. This paper presents a simulation...

A Simulation Approach to Evaluating Productivity Improvement at a Seaport Coal Terminal

The use of simulation in evaluating the impact of productivity improvement activities at the McDuffie Coal Terminal located at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama, is discussed. Simulations are being employed for port and terminal operations at an increasing...

Using Simulation to Evaluate and Improve the Operations of a Seaport Container Terminal

This paper presents the use of simulation in evaluating the operations of the Mobile Container Terminal at Choctaw Point that is under construction at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama. The purpose of the project is to establish a working model of the...

A Demand Model for Intermodal Travel in the State of Alabama

This research features the development of a transportation model that accurately shows the current state of Alabama’s infrastructure and allows for predictive analysis of the impact that relocating or developing industries would have on the local areas. A survey was...

Container Terminal Simulation

This paper presents a simulation model representation of the Mobile Container Terminal that is under construction at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile, Alabama. Included in this paper are a description of the container terminal, the conceptual framework of the model...