Tendency toward Mega Containerships and the Constraints of Container Terminals

This paper focuses on the coping ability of the existing container terminals when mega containerships call at a port. The length of 30,000 TEU (Twenty Equivalent Unit) ships are predicted to be 453 m and occupy 498 m of a quay wall. As a result, the length of berth should be more than a minimum of 5...

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Main Authors: Nam Kyu Park, Sang Cheol Suh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/7/5/131