Container terminal landside operation analysis and discrete event simulation in container terminal in port: a case study of Terminal 3 Ocean-going PT Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok

Abstract

This study discusses the landside operation and presents the application of Truck Appointment System (TAS) and lane segmentation strategy through discrete event simulation in Terminal 3 Ocean-going PT Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok. This study aims to analyze the operation planning system in Terminal 3 Ocean-going and identify problems that exist on terminal 3. This study also seeks to examine the landside operation process and offer alternative scenarios to solve the congestion problem in the terminal. Alternative scenarios provided are a combination of Truck Appointment System (TAS) and lane segmentation strategy. Truck Appointment Strategy (TAS) with 100% utilization is proved to reduce average total time in the system by 76% and reduce average total time in peak days by 88%, from 151.5 minutes to 38.4 minutes per truck. Truck Appointment System (TAS) is also proved to reduce queue length by 97%, from 162 trucks to 5 trucks.