Dry port integrated port development with microsimulation method for solving port-city conflict: A case of Alsancak Port

YILDIRIM M. S., Gökkuş Ü.

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, vol.17, no.1-2, pp.21-40, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 1-2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1504/ijstl.2023.132647
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), INSPEC, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.21-40
  • Keywords: intermodal, dry port, port, simulation, city port
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this research, we have developed a dry port integrated development scenario for a city port with a port-city conflict problem and evaluated the economic benefits of the integration compared with the ‘port-only’ development. Discrete event simulation was used for developing intermodal port simulation models with (IPSM-2) and without dry port (IPSM-1). A port development cost model was developed for economic comparison of the scenarios considering the port storage area requirement and traffic predictions in 20-foot equivalent units (TEU). The model results indicated that for the year of 2019, IPSM-2 decreased the port storage area up to 87% and IPSM-2 ($101/TEU) was 47% more economical compared to the IPSM-1 ($191/TEU) considering the handling rate. The study concludes that dry port integration can yield sustainable and more economic port development and can be used for solving port-city conflict for land usage.