General

Legacy ID

201

Container Yard Capacity

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Container yard capacity depends on acreage and storage density

Lower storage densities usually mean less handling and lower cost Terminal designers and managers “densify” to accommodate rising volume

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How do we measure port capacity?

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Capacity may be based on port/terminal estimates, third-party estimates, or engineering studies

Bulk, container, and inland ports may have different capacity metrics and concerns

Near-term throughput capacity may be limited by one or more factors,...

PORTOPIA: EU Terminal Productivity Indicator

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PORTOPIA objectives:

To support the European Port Industry with meaningful performance data to increase individual port and port transport system performance To support policy formulation and monitor policy implementation...

Transport Canada Fluidity Indicator Program

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Transport Canada collects and publishes data on transit time and relability as well as port performance indicators.

Port Utilization Indicators

Monthly Intermodal Indicators (5 partner ports)

Average Truck Turnaround Time [Min.] Berth...

Port of Oakland Performance Metrics Initiative

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Oakland's Port Efficiency Task Force has identified selected performance metrics of interest to customers and stakeholders:

Truck wait-time outside terminal gates (street time) Truck turn-time within the marine terminal On-time vessel arrival...

Available Port Performance Metrics

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U.S. Port Examples

Port of Charleston – selected metrics Port of Virginia – selected metrics Port of Oakland – performance metrics initiative

Foreign Examples

Transport Canada Gateways & Trade Corridors...

Key Questions

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Key questions

How do we choose useful, fair, and consistent port metrics? How do we address the diversity of port types and operations? How to we use the opportunity to provide insight and tell the port industry story?