With significant increase expected in vessel traffic at its general and bulk cargo terminal, Jurong Port is planning its expansion and has engaged SimPlus to assess the plan.
Having conducted a range of studies for JPPL’s container terminal, SimPlus is now all set to look at JPPL’s conventional cargo terminal’s operations. With the berth usage rapidly rising, it needs to be evaluated whether the planned berth space can in future sufficiently cater to the forecasted traffic and if not, what are possible solutions.
For this purpose “a simulation model of the berth operations will be created, such that it closely mimics JPPL’s berthing setup, rules and guidelines” says Ye Rong, a Director of SimPlus. He adds that “once we have analyzed the historical data to unearth arrival patterns, we will use this to generate future arrivals of vessels for the simulation system. The results will indicate whether the traffic can be sustained by the berth, maintaining the required service level. After the berth capacity is assessed, it may then be required to evaluate the yard space and resources…”
