Highlights Propose a standardized method to estimate port turnover rate based on satellite data of ocean ships. Construct berth polygon areas for terminals based on Greatmaps (GMap) visual technique. Design two tailor-made algorithms to estimate the berthing time of ship in a berthing event. Assess port turnover rate with aggregate berthing time at a port and its historical port throughput. Use calculated turnover rate to estimate the monthly throughput of global ports.
Abstract Accurate assessment of port turnover rate is essential for port operators and shipping carriers to benchmark and improve their operations. This study proposes a standardized method to estimate the port turnover rate based on satellite data of ocean ships. This method can be generalized to accommodate ports of different geographic and operational characteristics with minimum input and running times. To achieve the research objective, we first construct berth polygon areas for terminals based on Greatmaps (GMap) visual technique. Then, two tailor-made algorithms are proposed to estimate the berthing time of ship in a berthing event. Finally, we assess the port turnover rate with aggregate berthing time at a port and its historical port throughput. Assuming that the turnover rate is unchanged in the short term, we can use the estimated turnover to estimate the monthly throughput of global ports. The findings suggest the average Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of our estimation is 3.84%. Standardized and high-frequency port statistics are highly valued by the industry but very costly to access. The proposed method makes high-frequency port turnover rate and throughput available for a wide range of users. The statistics and findings will enhance standardization and transparency of port statistics and promote the sustainable development of port industry.
Towards sustainable port management: Data-driven global container ports turnover rate assessment
2023-05-12
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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