Traffic Modelling and Performance Evaluation in the Kotor Cruise Port

Abstract

Simulation modelling of traffic in the Kotor cruise port is used for performance evaluation and optimization of the operational policy. During the summer, the traffic intensity of the cruise ships' arrivals is higher than in other periods of the year. The increased traffic intensity causes congestion at anchorages, which can lead to significant dissatisfaction of the cruise ship operators and passengers. The simulation model, based on the port calling frequency statistics and port tariff charges, is developed. First, the simulation model is validated against the real data. Second, several simulations are performed, where the scenarios of an extended main berth and of increased traffic intensity are evaluated in order to minimize congestion and to maximize revenue. Simulation results indicate significant queue reductions and a higher revenue, thus justifying the intention in the main berth extension.

Cruise Port Performance Evaluation in the Context of Port Authority: An MCDA Approach

“…To undertake an efficiency study, the number of passengers embarked, disembarked, and transited must be determined as (1) traffic flow [9,13]. Several authors have used traffic flow as input data for cruise port performance [13,[32][33][34] and traffic flow forecasting [35][36][37].…”

“…To undertake an efficiency study, the number of passengers embarked, disembarked, and transited must be determined as (1) traffic flow [9,13]. Several authors have used traffic flow as input data for cruise port performance [13,[32][33][34] and traffic flow forecasting [35][36][37]. We used the following traffic flow indicators (Tables 2 and 3) in the same way as [13] and other authors: (1.1) number of cruise ship calls and (1.2) number of cruise passenger movements (Pax).…”

“…Several authors have used traffic flow as input data for cruise port performance [13,[32][33][34] and traffic flow forecasting [35][36][37]. We used the following traffic flow indicators (Tables 2 and 3) in the same way as [13] and other authors: (1.1) number of cruise ship calls and (1.2) number of cruise passenger movements (Pax). In this case, the traffic-flow criterion can be expressed as follows:…”

“…The physical characteristics of the cruise terminal and passenger facility, which are given as infrastructure categories in cruise operations, are connected to (2.2) accessibility by bike and walking. These include the number of check-in desks, elevators, escalators, gangways, stairways, total passenger building space, number of floors in the passenger building, and the length of pedestrian walkways [9,13]. We measured public transport, walking, and cycling accessibility by counting the number of associated infrastructures (roads, footpaths, etc.)…”

Analiza dejavnikov ribolovne učinkovitosti v metierjih Severnega Atlantika

“…S pomočjo simulacijskega modela lahko brez tveganja poskušamo spreminjati proces in izvajamo simulacije, ki nam pokažejo, ali je predvidena sprememba učinkovita ali ne. Postopek izvedbe računalniške simulacije vključuje definicijo problema, določitev ciljev, osnutke študije, formiranje matematičnega modela, zapis računalniškega programa, validacijo modela, pripravo eksperimenta (simulacijskih scenarijev) ter simulacijo in analizo rezultatov (Kljajić, Bernik in Škraba, 1999;Kljajić, Bernik in Škraba, 2000;Kofjač et al, 2013).…”