JP2001187639A - Container carry-in and -out control device and method in container terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the transferring efficiency of a container by dispensing with container carry-in and -out procedures in paper at a gate of a container terminal. SOLUTION: This container carry-in and -out control device is constituted of a trailer side terminal 8 setting an IC card with physical distribution information of the container 4 inputted therein and receiving/transmitting the physical distribution information, a gate side terminal 7 mediating the giving/receiving of the physical distribution information between the trailer side terminal 8 and a port and harbor physical distribution information center 11, a yard crane side terminal 12 receiving/transmitting the container storage information of the container yard 1a with the physical distribution information center 11, and the port and harbor physical distribution information center 11 processing the information based on the physical distribution information from the terminals and transmitting the physical distribution information and the container storage information to the gate side terminal 7 and the crane side terminal 12 respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for managing the carry-in / out of containers in a container terminal installed in a port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container terminal is located at a point of contact between land transportation and marine transportation, and carries out transshipment of containers between different types of transportation means such as a container ship and a trailer (chassis). The unloading and loading of containers at the container terminal is accompanied by a large flow of logistics information such as shipping company, ship name, and container number. Such distribution information is always transmitted in a set form.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are flow charts showing the outline of management of import (export) of containers in a conventional container terminal, which are divided into two parts in the flow direction (FIG. 4 shows an upstream side, and FIG. 5 shows a downstream side). ), A and B are the contacts. When exporting cargo, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the shipper first makes a reservation for a ship, prepares a document (container cargo carry-in slip) to be described later, and requests a shipping company to transport the container. The freight forwarder performs export procedures at the container customs office, and after the export procedures are completed, loads the cargo into the container. When loading is completed, the driver of the trailer places the container on the trailer, carries the documents, starts, and moves to the gate of the container terminal. Upon arriving at the gate, the driver hands the documents to the gateman (staff). Gateman receives the document, sets the document on the camera stand, presses the button and shoots the document,
The data is transmitted to the management room and displayed on the CRT screen of the management room. The management room looks at the CRT screen and inputs the data to the computer. The computer determines the location of the container in the container yard of the container terminal based on the data. When the container location address is determined, the control room prints the container location address (the location where the container is transferred to and from the yard crane) on the slip to the yard, passes it to the driver, and transmits information on the container location address to the terminal mounted on the yard crane. When the driver receives the yard destination ticket, he confirms the destination, drives the trailer, moves to the destination address, and stops. When the trailer arrives at the container storage location, the operator of the yard crane checks the container number and storage address displayed on the terminal of the trailer, lifts the container with the yard crane, and lowers the container at the designated address (storage location) of the container yard. And store. The yard crane operator updates the computer data by pressing the end button when the container storage operation is completed. The trailer starts after confirming that the container is lifted by the yard crane, and exits from the container terminal gate.

[0004] On the other hand, when importing luggage, a document in which logistics information similar to the document created when exporting is filled in is created, and an empty container is moved to export the container in the opposite manner to the export of the container. Detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 6 shows a container cargo loading slip. The container cargo carry-in slip describes logistics information such as the above-mentioned shipping company, ship name, container number, and the like. The container is moved by the container cargo loading slip, sent to the destination and stored.

[0006]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional method of managing the loading and unloading of containers at the container terminal, the driver of the trailer stops at the gate of the container terminal while carrying the container cargo loading slip, and informs the gateman. There is a problem that the procedure for unloading and loading the container at the gate is time-consuming, and the efficiency of transporting the container is poor because the container cargo delivery slip is handed over and the destination slip is received from the gateman to carry out and unload the container.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and aims to improve container transfer efficiency by eliminating a container carrying-in / out procedure by a container cargo carrying-in slip at a gate of a container terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container carrying-out / in / out management device and a management method in a container terminal capable of performing the following.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a trailer-side terminal for setting an IC card into which distribution information of a container is input, and receiving and transmitting distribution information. A gate terminal for mediating the transfer of logistics information between the trailer terminal and the port logistics information center; a yard crane terminal for receiving and transmitting container storage information of the container yard between the logistics information center; A container loading / unloading management system in a container terminal comprising a port logistics information center that processes information based on logistics information from these terminals and transmits logistics information and container storage information to the gate side terminal and the crane side terminal. Provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container unloading / entry management method for managing a container unloading / injection by the container unloading / injection management device according to the first aspect, wherein the container is unloaded / injected. When the trailer passes the gate, the logistics information of the IC card is transmitted from the trailer side terminal, and the logistics information is sent to the logistics information center through the gate side terminal, where the information is processed and the trailer is passed through the gate side terminal. In addition to giving instructions on where to transfer the container to and from the yard crane, the terminal on the yard crane side is instructed on the identification information of the trailer or container, the location for transferring the container to and from the trailer, and the container storage location. When the storage or dispensing is completed, the information is sent to the logistics information center, which stores the container. And carry-out • On how to manage containers in a container terminal that is adapted to perform the data update of the broadcast is provided.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the instructions from the distribution information center at the terminal on the trailer side and the terminal on the yard crane side are preferably displayed on a screen.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. When a container is carried in / out, an IC card in which distribution information is entered is created, set on the trailer side terminal, and moved to the gate of the container terminal. When the trailer passes through the gate, the distribution information of the IC card is transmitted from the terminal on the trailer side,
The logistics information is sent to the logistics information center through the gate side terminal, where it is processed and instructs the trailer via the gate side terminal on where to transfer the container to and from the yard crane. The yard crane terminal sends the information to the logistics information center when the storage or dispensing of the container is completed, and the logistics information center sends the container storage information. Since the data is updated, it is possible to eliminate the procedure of unloading / introducing a container by a container cargo loading / unloading slip at the gate of the container terminal, and to improve the efficiency of transporting the container.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a container loading / unloading management device in a container terminal according to claim 1 of the present application. (A) is a conceptual diagram of a container terminal gate, and (B) is a conceptual diagram of a container yard of a container terminal. (C) is a conceptual diagram of a port physical distribution information center.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a container terminal provided along a quay 2. 1a is a container yard of the container terminal 1. 3 is a container ship and 4 is a container. The container 4 is stored in the container yard 1a when importing / exporting. 5 is a trailer on which the container 4 is placed, and 5a is an empty trailer. 6 is a gate of the container terminal 1, and 6a is a barrier. 7
Is a gate-side terminal provided on the gate 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a trailer-side terminal mounted on the trailer 5.
, An IC card (not shown) is set. 9 is a yard crane provided in the container yard 1a. The yard crane 9 has a trolley 10 for hanging the container 4 and also has a yard crane-side terminal 12 mounted thereon.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a port logistics information center, and reference numeral 11a denotes a computer provided in the port logistics information center 11.

The trailer-side terminal 8 sets an IC card in which the distribution information of the container 4 is input, and receives and transmits the distribution information. Logistics information such as a shipping company, a ship name, and a container number is written in the IC card by a card writer (not shown).

The gate terminal 7 mediates the transfer of distribution information between the trailer terminal 8 and the port distribution information center 11.

The yard crane side terminal 12 receives / transmits container storage information of the container yard 1a from / to the physical distribution information center 11.

The logistics information center 11 performs information processing by the computer 11a based on the logistics information from the gate side terminal 7 and the yard crane side terminal 12 and the container storage information, and distributes the information to the gate side terminal 7 and the crane side terminal 12. The information and the container storage information are transmitted, and the data of the container storage information is updated by a signal from the yard crane side terminal 12.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts showing the outline of the management of the import (export) of containers in the container terminal of the present invention, which are divided into two parts in the flow direction (FIG. 2 shows the upstream side, and FIG. 3 shows the downstream side). Side), A and B are their contacts. When exporting luggage, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the shipper first makes a reservation for a ship, creates an IC card with logistics information such as shipping company, ship name, container number, etc., and sends it to a forwarding agent. Request container transportation. The forwarding agent performs export procedures at the customs office. After the export procedure is completed, the luggage is loaded into the container, and IC is sent to the driver of the trailer.
Give the card. When the driver places the container on the trailer, the driver sets the IC card on the trailer side terminal and moves to the gate of the container terminal. When the trailer arrives at the gate, the container distribution information is transmitted from the trailer terminal to the gate terminal provided at the gate. The logistics information transmitted from the trailer terminal is sent to the port terminal logistics information center of the container terminal through the gate terminal, where it is processed and displayed on the screen of the trailer terminal via the gate terminal. Displays the destination address (container delivery location),
The terminal of the yard crane is instructed of the identification information of the trailer or the container, the location for transferring the container to and from the trailer, and the storage location of the container. When the driver of the trailer confirms the delivery location of the container on the screen of the terminal on the trailer side, the driver moves to the designated location and stops. When the operator of the yard crane confirms the trailer or container identification information and the container delivery location on the screen of the yard crane terminal, moves the yard crane to the container delivery location, stops, lifts and moves the container by the yard crane. And store it in the designated storage location of the container yard. After storing the container, the yard crane operator sends information indicating that the container has been stored to the port logistics information center. The port logistics information center updates the data of the container storage information based on the information from the terminal on the yard crane side.

On the other hand, when importing luggage, an IC card in which logistics information such as a shipping company, a ship name, a container number, etc. is entered is created in the same manner as an IC card created for exporting.
Request a shipping company to transport the container. The forwarding agent carries out the import procedure at the customs office and hands over the IC card to the driver of the trailer where the import procedure is completed. The driver sets the IC card on the trailer side terminal of the empty trailer and moves to the gate of the container terminal. When the empty trailer arrives at the gate, the logistics information of the container is transmitted from the trailer side terminal to the gate side terminal provided at the gate, and thereafter, the empty trailer is stored from the storage address in the container yard in a manner substantially opposite to the case of exporting luggage. Put the container on. The operator of the yard crane makes a notification that the payout is completed, and the port logistics information center updates the data of the container storage information. The trailer starts after confirming that the container has been loaded by the yard crane, and exits from the gate of the container terminal.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When carrying out / in the container 4, an IC card in which distribution information is written is created, set on the trailer side terminal 8, and moved to the gate 6 of the container terminal 1. When the trailer 5 passes through the gate 6, the distribution information of the IC card is transmitted from the trailer side terminal 8, and the distribution information is sent to the distribution information center 11 through the gate side terminal 7, where it is processed and processed. Is sent to the trailer 5 via the yard crane 9, and the terminal 12 on the yard crane side identifies the trailer 5 or the container 4, the transfer location of the container 4 with the trailer 5, and the storage location of the container. When the yard crane side terminal 12 gives an instruction and the storage or dispensing of the container 4 is completed, the information is sent to the distribution information center 11, and the distribution information center 11 updates the data of the container storage information. Eliminate the procedures for unloading and loading containers 4 by the container cargo loading slip at Gate 6 of 1 Can be, it is possible to improve the transfer efficiency of the container 4.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0022]

As described above, the apparatus and method for managing and unloading containers in the container terminal according to the present invention are provided on the trailer terminal provided on the trailer, the gate terminal provided on the gate, and the yard crane. The yard crane terminal and the logistics information center provided at the container terminal issue and receive logistics information for unloading and loading containers, and manage the unloading and loading of containers. It is possible to eliminate the procedure for unloading / introducing a container by a freight carry-in slip, and to achieve an effect of improving container transfer efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a management device for unloading and loading of containers in a container terminal according to claim 1 of the present application;
(A) is a conceptual diagram of the gate of the container terminal, (B)
Is a conceptual diagram of the container yard of the container terminal,
(C) is a conceptual diagram of a port distribution information center.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of management of import (export) of containers in the container terminal of the present invention, which is divided into two parts in the flow direction (FIG. 2 is an upstream side);
B is the contact.

3 shows the downstream side of the flowchart of the management of unloading and loading of containers in the container terminal of FIG. 2;
Is the contact point.

Fig. 4 Unloading of containers at the container terminal
The flow chart of the input management is divided into two in the flow direction (the upstream side in FIG. 2), and A and B are the contact points.

5 shows the downstream side of the flow chart of the container unloading / incoming management in the container terminal of FIG.
Is the contact point.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional container cargo loading slip.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container terminal 1a Container yard 3 Container ship 4 Container 5 Trailer 5a Empty trailer 6 Gate 7 Gate side terminal 8 Trailer side terminal 9 Yard crane 11 Harbor logistics information center 11a Computer 12 Yard crane side terminal

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A trailer-side terminal for receiving and transmitting logistics information by setting an IC card into which logistics information of a container is input, and mediating transfer of logistics information between the trailer-side terminal and the port logistics information center. Yard crane terminal that receives and transmits container storage information of container yards between the logistics information center and the yard crane terminal that processes information based on logistics information from these terminals. And a port logistics information center for transmitting logistics information and container storage information to a side terminal. 2. A container unloading / ingress management method for performing container unloading / inbound by the container unloading / inportment management device according to claim 1, wherein when the container is unloaded / injected, a trailer is gated. When passing through, the logistics information of the IC card is transmitted from the trailer side terminal, and the logistics information is sent to the logistics information center through the gate side terminal, where the information is processed and sent to the trailer via the gate side terminal and the yard crane. Instructs the location of the container to be delivered and gives the yard crane terminal the identification information of the trailer or container, the location of the container to be transferred to and from the trailer, and the container storage location.The yard crane terminal completes the storage or delivery of the container Then, the information is sent to the distribution information center, and the distribution information center updates the data of the container storage information. A method for managing the transport of containers into and out of a container terminal, characterized in that: 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the instructions from the distribution information center at the trailer terminal and the yard crane terminal are displayed on a screen.