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Totok Purwanto

Equipment Configuration
Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:44 AM (CCST)

My terminal working on 6 QCCs, 12 RTGs and 25 tractors to handle 750000 teus annually, is it a healthy condition? Or are there any formulas to define the number of equipment in a container terminal, let say 1QCC:4RTG:7tractors?

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Joris

Equipment Configuration
Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:05 AM (CCST)

Dera Tobok, There is no formula for this. It depends on what kind of terminal you are operating > mainly transhipment or mainly export&import, percentage delivered by truck, rail or barge, etc ... Also the type of yr QCC will determine the number of rtg-s and tractors you need. My first impression is that with yr configuration you can reach a production of about 25-30 containers per hour per crane.

Totok Purwanto

Equipment Configuration
Posted: Monday, August 25, 2008 10:44 PM (CCST)

Thanks Joris, 25-30 BCH is our best achivement on average we only be able to have 20 BCH. Actually how is the standard perfonmance for a container terminal? We work 24 hrs for 750 boxes, is it in or out of the standard?

Joris

Equipment Configuration
Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:17 PM (CCST)

Dear Totok,

With 6 QSC you should be able to do at least 1500 moves on a daily bases taking into account mealbreaks, shift of gangs, time lost for opening hatchcovers etc , common crane failures and maintenance , uneven crane split of cargo, berthing and unberthing etc .... The reason why a terminal underperforms can be multiple > labour related issues, maintenance problems, equipment limitations, organisation of the terminal transport and stacking of the containers, planning procedures and IT systems, ....

brgds

Joris