Establishing Relationships Between Port Capacity, Throughput and
Performance by Simulation Studies
Associate Professor Lal Wadhwa
Glen Whelan
Dominique Morel
School of Engineering, James Cook University
Manfred Schneider
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pry. Lid
Abstract ‘The use of port simulation models as a decision support tool has been well-established, For over three
Gecades, simulation models have been used for port planning and evaluating proposed operational changes as well a5
investment alternatives, The outputs which have included ship's tumaround time, queuing delay, quewe length, as well as
economic measures such a8 unit costs or despatch/demurrage, have enabled managers to make decisions 10 improve the
operations of their ports, In one instance, a numberof simulation studies were caried out using a Port Simulation Model