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Innovative Countermeasures for Reducing the Truck Wait Time at Marine Terminals
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2019-09-01
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Abstract:International trade and volume of freight have been increasing since the past few decades, especially at US marine terminals. Forecasts suggest that this growth will increase dramatically by 2020. Most of the goods arriving at and departing from marine terminals are carried by trucks, and this results in congestion inside the ports and at the gates of the marine terminals. Marine terminal congestion is an important issue that has economic implications for stakeholders of the supply chain community. The objective of this report is to identify the cost-effective countermeasures that can be used to reduce waiting times for trucks at marine terminals. This research focuses on operational level countermeasures some of which are Gate Appointment System, Extended Gate Hour Operation etc. At first, previous studies related to some of the countermeasures that have already been applied to reduce truck congestion have been reviewed and synthesized in this report. After that, surveys were conducted among the officials at the drayage companies and truck drivers. Based on the results of the analysis of the surveys, feasible and cost-effective countermeasures/strategies for reducing truck congestion at marine terminals were recommended.
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