INFLUENCE OF CONTAINER SHIP CAPACITY ON TERMINAL OPERATIONS IN SMALLER CONTAINER PORTS

Nowadays container terminals represent a key part of ports, tasked with providing efficient, rapid, and reliable manipulation of container units. On the other hand, rapidly increasing international trade has led to the construction of ever larger container ships. Due to the problems that arise in the ports that accept large ships, we created a model which makes it easier for the ports to prepare themselves for the reception of these larger container vessels. The model consists of six subsystems which are related to the sea, coast and storage areas. The connection between them is strong, as their characteristics interact with one another. The model was tested on the port of Koper and has proved to be reliable. Because of its generality it is also suitable for use in other smaller ports that in the future want to increase the capacity of existing container terminals.