A New Synchronous Handling Technology of Double Stack Container Trains in Sea-Rail Intermodal Terminals

Zhongbin Zhao (), Xifu Wang, Suxin Cheng, Wei Liu and Lijun Jiang
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Zhongbin Zhao: School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
Xifu Wang: School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
Suxin Cheng: The Logistics Institute Asia Pacific, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
Wei Liu: College of Transport & Communications, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
Lijun Jiang: School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-18

Abstract: With the advantages of large volume, low unit transportation costs, as well as sustainable and stable transport capacity, China in recent years has actively promoted the innovative pilot of double-stack container sea-rail intermodal transport in the Ningbo-Zhoushan port. In this study, a new synchronous handling technology is proposed to improve the handling efficiency of double-stack container trains at sea-rail intermodal terminals. This research primarily focuses on the design of an LDAGV (Automatic Guided Vehicle with Loading and Discharging Function) and a new special articulated flat car for double-stack container trains, while also optimizing the overall layout of the container terminal yard. It then evaluates nine double-stack container stacking forms based on the requirements of transport gauge and center of gravity height. Finally, using data from the Ningbo Beilun No. 3 container terminal, a cost-benefit analysis is performed to compare the traditional handling scheme for common double-stack container trains and the new synchronous handling scheme for double-stack container trains with new special articulated flat car. The results show that the application of new synchronous handling technology has obvious advantages in terms of reducing the handling time and operation cost of double-stack container trains in sea-rail intermodal container terminals, as well as enriching the stacking forms of double-tier containers on the new special articulated flat car, thus reducing the difficulty of collecting cargoes and the organization of container source.

Keywords: sea-rail intermodal transport; double-stack container trains; synchronous handling technology; container terminals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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