HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE A CONTAINERPORT?

Henry S. Marcus

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

ASPECTS

• CHANNEL DEPTH AND WIDTH

• MAXIMUM SIZE OF VESSEL

• NUMBER OF CONTAINER HANDLING FACILITIES

• LENGTH OF EACH BERTH

• DEPTH ALONGSIDE EACH BERTH

• SIZE OF EACH FACILITY

• TYPES OF SHOREBASED EQUIPMENT

• NUMBER OF GATES

• DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS

• DESCRIPTION OF CONTAINER STORAGE SPACE

• DESCRIPTION OF CHASSIS STORAGE SPACE

USES

• INVENTORY

• CALCULATION OF USAGE

• CALCULATION OF UTILIZATION WHEN COMBINED WITH TRAFFIC

TYPES OF APPROACHES

• PHYSICAL

• TRAFFIC

• MARKET

MARKET DESCRIPTIONASPECTS• LOAD CENTER• FIRST TIER• SECOND TIER• THIRD TIER

USES• UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET POSITION• PREDICITON OF FUTURE IMPACTS

TRAFFIC DESCRIPTION

ASPECTS

• CONTAINER THROUGHPUT (TEU/TONS)

• SHIP TRAFFIC

• RAIL TRAFFIC

• TRUCK TRAFFIC

USES

• ECONOMIC IMPACT

• ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

• UTILIZATION

CARRIER NEEDS

FIRST TIER

• HUGE INTERMODAL FACILITIES

• RAIL & ROAD ACCESS

• DOUBLE STACK TRAINS

• ON DOCK FACILITIES

THIRD TIER

• LIMITED SPECIALIZED NEEDS

SECOND TIER

• FIRST TIER FACILITIES DESIRED

• LIMITED ABILITY TO PAY

• ROAD & RAIL SERVICES

• WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

• INFORMATION SERVICES

• DRAYAGE ABSORPTION

• INLAND TERMINAL