JP7246336B2 - Container terminal and container terminal operation method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container terminal and a method of operating a container terminal.

At a container terminal that handles container loading and unloading with a container ship, containers transported by foreign vehicles coming from outside the terminal are loaded onto the container ship in the following procedure. First, the foreign vehicle enters from the terminal gate, passes through the waiting room, reaches the designated storage block in the terminal, and delivers the container to a gate-type crane or the like. The delivered containers are stored in storage blocks and transferred to vehicles in the yard by gate-type cranes according to the port schedule of container ships. The yard vehicle delivers the transshipped container to the quayside crane, and the quayside crane loads the received container onto the container ship. When the container loaded on the container ship is loaded on the foreign vehicle, the reverse procedure is performed (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-238134 JP 2018-108882 A

The configurations described in Patent Literatures 1 and 2 are useful in that cargo handling can proceed even when the arrival schedule of container ships and the arrival schedule of foreign vehicles do not match to some extent. However, with the configurations described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, when containers are handled between a container ship and foreign vehicles, it is necessary to go through a gate-type crane, a storage block, and a vehicle on the premises. Therefore, a place for arranging these facilities is required, and there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of space saving.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container terminal that facilitates space saving.

In order to solve the above-described problems, one aspect of the present invention is a container terminal provided with a container ship and a quayside crane for loading and unloading containers, and a foreign vehicle for transporting the container inside and outside the container terminal is the container terminal. an entrance gate and an exit gate that are passed when entering and exiting the premises; an information management unit that acquires progress information, which is information relating to the progress of cargo handling between the quay crane and the container ship, in a container terminal configured so that the container can be handled directly between the quay crane and the foreign vehicle; , based on the progress information, selecting the foreign vehicle that is scheduled to perform cargo handling with the quay crane and existing outside the container terminal, and docking the selected foreign vehicle and the container ship that performs cargo handling A visit command generation unit that generates visit command information indicating a schedule, a visit command transmission unit that transmits the visit command information to the visitor vehicle, and a visitor vehicle reception unit that is mounted on the visitor vehicle and receives the visit command information. and .

Another aspect of the present invention is a container terminal equipped with a container ship and a quayside crane for loading and unloading containers, wherein foreign vehicles for transporting the containers inside and outside the container terminal are allowed to enter the container terminal and the quayside crane. A method of operating a container terminal comprising : a guidance step of guiding the container to the terminal; a cargo handling step of performing cargo handling of the container between the foreign vehicle and the quay crane; and an exit step of leaving the foreign vehicle from the container terminal an acquisition step in which an information processing unit acquires progress information that is information relating to the progress of cargo handling between the quay crane and the container ship; and performing cargo handling with the quay crane based on the progress information. A visit command generating unit generates visit command information indicating a docking schedule of the container ship which is scheduled to be present outside the container terminal and which is to be loaded and unloaded by the selected foreign vehicle. and a visit command transmission step in which a visit command transmission unit transmits the visit command information to a visitor vehicle reception unit mounted in the visitor vehicle and receiving the visit command information, before the guiding step. It is characterized by

Since the present invention is configured to perform container cargo handling directly between the quay crane and the foreign vehicle, unlike the case where cargo handling is always performed via the storage block, the gantry crane, storage block, and on-site vehicle are not essential.
Therefore, it is easy to save the space of the container terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The top view which shows the general view of the container terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of operating the container terminal according to the first embodiment; FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of operating the container terminal according to the first embodiment; The top view which shows the general view of the container terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The top view which shows the general view of the container terminal which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The top view which shows the general view of the container terminal which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of a container terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a container terminal 1 is provided on a quay, and is a facility for handling containers 10 between a container ship 48 docked on the quay and foreign vehicles 5 . In the following description, the foreign vehicle 5 means a vehicle that transports the container 10 inside and outside the container terminal 1, specifically a container truck or a container trailer with a driver on board.

The container terminal 1 shown in FIG.
The cargo handling area 11 is an area where the container ship 48 and the foreign vehicle 5 perform cargo handling, and is a band-shaped area provided in contact with the wharf. In FIG. 1, the cargo handling area 11 is the entire container terminal 1, but it may be a part of the container terminal 1 if an area for cargo handling by the container ship 48 and the foreign vehicle 5 can be secured.
The quayside cranes 9a to 9c are cranes for loading and unloading the container ship 48 and the container 10 docked at the quay, and are arranged in the cargo handling area 11 along the quay in the Y direction in FIG. As the quay cranes 9a to 9c, lifting tools such as spreaders that move up and down in the Z direction to load and unload the containers 10, trolleys that move the spreaders in the X direction between the quay and the container ship 48, and Y while holding these. A structure with a support structure that can move in a direction can be exemplified.

The entrance gate 13a is a gate through which the foreign vehicle 5 enters the cargo handling area 11 from the outside of the container terminal 1, and is arranged on the outer periphery of the container terminal 1 in FIG. The entrance gate 13a is provided with a barrier 23 and a detector 21. As shown in FIG.
The barrier 23 is a facility for preventing unauthorized foreign vehicles 5 from entering the container terminal 1 by mistake. The barrier 23 may be a traffic signal or the like as long as it is configured to prevent the foreign vehicle 5 from entering by mistake.
The detector 21 is a device that identifies the foreign vehicle 5 , and can be exemplified by a camera that captures the license plate and exterior of the foreign vehicle 5 . If the foreign vehicle 5 is equipped with a unique RFID tag, it may be a reader that reads this tag.
In FIG. 1, only one entrance gate 13a is shown for simplification of the drawing, but multiple entrance gates 13a may be provided.
The exit gate 13b is a gate through which the foreign vehicle 5 exits the container terminal 1, and is arranged on the outer periphery of the container terminal 1 in FIG. The exit gate 13b is provided with the circuit breaker 23 and the detector 21 similar to those of the entrance gate 13a. Although only one exit gate 13b is shown in FIG. 1 for simplification of the drawing, it may be provided at a plurality of locations.
In addition, there are a dedicated exit gate 13b for a foreign vehicle 5 whose loading platform is empty after the container 10 has been delivered to the container ship 48, and a dedicated exit gate 13b for a foreign vehicle 5 loaded with the container 10 received from the container ship 48. They may be provided separately. In this configuration, whether or not the foreign vehicle 5 has received the wrong container 10 can be detected by the exit gate 13b dedicated to the exit of the foreign vehicle 5 loaded with the container 10.例文帳に追加

The foreign vehicle passage 15 is a passage along which the foreign vehicle 5 passes, and is provided in the cargo handling area 11 . The foreign vehicle passage 15 is a passage from the entrance gate 13a to the exit gate 13b via the quay cranes 9a to 9c, and includes a main line 25 and branch lines 27a to 27c in FIG.
The main line 25 is a passage connecting the entrance gate 13a and the exit gate 13b, and the outpatient vehicle 5 always passes through. Although only one lane of the main road 25 is shown in FIG. 1, it may have two or more lanes.
The branch lines 27a-27c are passages from the main line 25 to the quay cranes 9a-9c and back to the main line 25 again. The branch lines 27a to 27c are passages through which only one of the quay cranes 9a to 9c and the foreign vehicle 5 that handles the container 10 passes. More specifically, the routes of the branch lines 27a to 27c overlap with the range in which the lifting gears of the quay cranes 9a to 9c can descend to the quay. The foreign vehicle 5 stops on the branch lines 27a to 27c in this overlapping range, and the slings of the wharf cranes 9a to 9c are lowered to the foreign vehicle 5 to deliver the container 10 thereon.
Since the quay cranes 9a to 9c are generally movable in the Y direction on rails (not shown), the maximum length of the branch lines 27a to 27c in the Y direction is wider than the movement range in the Y direction of the quay cranes 9a to 9c. preferable. Also, the branch lines 27a to 27c may partially overlap.

It is preferable that the main line 25 and the branch lines 27a to 27c are one-way traffic from the viewpoint of preventing contact accidents between foreign vehicles 5 from occurring. However, when the foreign vehicle 5 tries to enter the branch lines 27a to 27c by mistake with the quay cranes 9a to 9c for cargo handling, lanes for reverse running to return to the correct route are set to the main line 25 and the branch lines 27a to 27c. may be provided.
In FIG. 1, branch lines 27a to 27c are branched from the main line 25 to form routes to the quay cranes 9a to 9c. may be provided. In this configuration, there are no junctions or confluences in the traffic road 15 for foreign vehicles, so contact accidents with foreign vehicles 5 are less likely to occur, and safety is excellent.

As described above, the container terminal 1 is configured so that the container 10 can be directly handled between the quay cranes 9a to 9c and the foreign vehicle 5. Blocks and premises vehicles are not required.
Therefore, the container terminal 1 can be easily space-saving.

The management building 17 is a facility for monitoring cargo handling at the container terminal 1 and issuing cargo handling instructions to the foreign vehicles 5, and is arranged in the cargo handling area 11 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the administration building 17 includes an information management unit 17a, a visit command generation unit 17b, a visit command transmission unit 17c, and a cargo handling control unit 17d.

The information management unit 17a is a device that acquires progress information, which is information about the progress of cargo handling between the quay cranes 9a to 9c and the container ship . As progress information, when containers 10 are to be unloaded on a container ship 48, information such as the containers 10 to be unloaded and the order of unloading, the size of foreign vehicles 5 for transporting each container 10, the wharf crane 9a to unload each container 10, and so on. 9c allocation information. In addition, there is information indicating the location where the container 10 should be stored on the container ship 48 and the container 10 currently being handled. These pieces of information are information held by a system called TOS (Terminal Operation System) that controls cargo handling at the container terminal 1 .
Other examples include ship motion information indicating the attitude of the container ship 48 and the positions of the containers 10 already stored on the container ship 48 . These can be obtained from container ships 48 . Further, when the container 10 is imported and exported, customs clearance information and customs inspection information of the cargo in the container 10 can also be mentioned. These can be obtained online from Customs.
Alternatively, work status information indicating work conditions such as traveling, traversing, and hoisting of the quayside cranes 9a to 9c can also be used. These can be obtained from the quay cranes 9a-9c.

The information management unit 17a is an input/output interface of a computer that acquires progress information from, for example, the TOS, the container ship 48, the customs office, and the wharf cranes 9a to 9c. The TOS itself may also serve as the information management unit 17a.

The visit command generation unit 17b is a device that generates visit command information, and is electrically connected to the information management unit 17a by wire or wirelessly.
The visit command information is information for instructing the foreign vehicle 5 which is scheduled to perform cargo handling with the quay cranes 9 a to 9 c and which is present outside the container terminal 1 to visit the container terminal 1 . Specifically, it is information indicating the docking schedule of the container ship 48 that the foreign vehicle 5 performs cargo handling at the container terminal 1 .
The visit command information may be information that indirectly indicates the docking schedule of the container ship 48 instead of directly. Specifically, it may be information indicating a time period during which the user should visit the container terminal 1 . This information indirectly indicates the docking schedule of the container ship 48, since the container ship 48 is docked during the time zone when the container terminal 1 should be visited. The visit command information may include information necessary for cargo handling in addition to the docking schedule of the container ship 48 . For example, information may be included that specifically indicates one of the quay cranes 9a to 9c that performs cargo handling.
If the driver of the outpatient vehicle 5 can obtain the visit command information, the driver can grasp the time period during which the visitor should visit the container terminal 1 .

Based on the progress information, the visit command generation unit 17b selects foreign vehicles 5 that are scheduled to perform cargo handling with the quay cranes 9a to 9c and that exist outside the container terminal 1, and for each of the selected foreign vehicles 5 Generate visitor order information.
The visit command generator 17b can use a known computer as long as it can generate visit command information based on progress information. The TOS may also serve as the visit command generator 17b.

The visit command transmission unit 17c is a device that transmits visit command information to the visiting vehicle 5, and is electrically connected to the visit command generation unit 17b by wire or wirelessly. The visit command transmission unit 17c may use a known transmission device as long as it can transmit the visit command information to the visiting vehicle 5 via radio.
The visit command transmission unit 17c transmits the visit command information to the visit vehicle reception unit 19 mounted on the visit vehicle 5 and receiving the visit command information.
The foreign vehicle receiving unit 19 is a receiving terminal provided in a position such as the driver's cab of the foreign vehicle 5 so as not to interfere with container handling. In order for the visitor vehicle reception unit 19 to make the driver of the visitor vehicle 5 understand the received visitor command information, a display unit such as a monitor that displays the contents of the visitor command and a speaker that conveys the visitor command information by voice are also necessary. Prepare accordingly.

In this way, by transmitting visit command information from the management building 17 to the visitor vehicle 5 outside the container terminal 1 according to the progress of cargo handling, the driver of the visitor vehicle 5 knows when to visit the container terminal 1. It is possible to arrive at the container terminal 1 at the time when it should arrive.
Specifically, the shipper of the container 10 or a company contracted by the shipper to carry out the transportation work can move the foreign vehicle 5 to the container terminal in accordance with the timing of loading and unloading the container 10 based on the visit command information even before the container ship 48 berths. Leave for 1. Therefore, the container 10 can be directly picked up or handed over in the container terminal 1 without going through the storage block, and the time required for transporting the container 10 can be shortened as much as possible. In addition, the waiting time for the foreign vehicle 5 to wait for cargo handling at the entrance gate 13a of the container terminal 1 can be shortened.
In this configuration, the foreign vehicle 5 arrives at the container terminal 1 in time with cargo handling. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the time during which the quayside cranes 9a to 9c cannot perform cargo handling because the foreign vehicle 5 loaded with the container 10 to be cargo-handled does not reach the container terminal 1.

The cargo handling control unit 17d is a device that manages the entrance and exit of foreign vehicles 5 to and from the container terminal 1 and guides them within the container terminal 1, and is connected to the TOS. Specifically, the cargo handling control unit 17d identifies the foreign vehicle 5 that has arrived at the entrance gate 13a by the detector 21, and opens the barrier 23 to permit entry only when the vehicle is for cargo handling. When permitting entry, the foreign vehicle 5 is made to know the wharf cranes 9a to 9c that the foreign vehicle 5 performs cargo handling within the container terminal 1 as necessary. Furthermore, the detector 21 identifies the foreign vehicle 5 exiting from the exit gate 13b after cargo handling, confirms whether the wrong container 10 is loaded, etc., and determines whether or not the required cargo handling has been performed. . When it is determined that cargo handling has been performed, the cargo handling control unit 17d opens the gate 23 and permits exit.
A known computer can be used as the cargo handling control unit 17d as long as it can manage the entry and exit of foreign vehicles 5 and guide them within the container terminal 1. FIG. The TOS may also serve as the cargo handling control section 17d.
The above is the description of the configuration of the container terminal 1 according to the first embodiment.

Next, a method of operating the container terminal 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.
In order to load and unload the container 10 between the foreign vehicle 5 and the container ship 48, it is necessary to have a procedure to bring the foreign vehicle 5 to the container terminal 1 and a procedure to guide the foreign vehicle 5 arriving at the container terminal 1 to carry out cargo. become.

First, the procedure for having the foreign vehicle 5 visit the container terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.
First, the information management section 17a of the administration building 17 acquires progress information from the TOS or the like (S0-1 in FIG. 2, acquisition step). Next, the information management unit 17a generates visit command information based on the acquired progress information (S0-2 in FIG. 2, visit command generation step).
Specifically, first, the information management unit 17a grasps the progress of cargo handling from the progress information, and selects the foreign vehicle 5 that is scheduled to perform cargo handling with the quay cranes 9a to 9c and that exists outside the container terminal 1. do.
Next, the information management unit 17a generates visit command information from the progress information.

The information management unit 17a that generated the visit command information transmits the visit command information to the visit command transmission unit 17c at the timing at which the visit command information should be transmitted.
The timing at which the visit command information should be transmitted is the timing at which the foreign vehicle 5 arrives at the container terminal 1 in time for cargo handling. Specifically, based on the positional relationship between the current position of the foreign vehicle 5 and the container terminal 1, the estimated time of arrival of the foreign vehicle 5 heading for the container terminal 1 is obtained, and the estimated time overlaps with the cargo handling time zone. The time period may be set as the transmission timing. Furthermore, it is more preferable to select a time period during which the waiting time at the entrance gate 13a of the container terminal 1 or the like is as short as possible.
The visit command information needs to be transmitted at least once, but may be transmitted multiple times at different timings as a reminder.

The visit command transmission unit 17c that has received the visit command information transmits the visit command information to the visiting vehicle reception unit 19 (S0-3 in FIG. 2, visit command transmission step). The timing at which the visit instruction information should be transmitted may be determined by the visit instruction transmission unit 17c.
A visitor vehicle reception unit 19 of the visitor vehicle 5 receives the visit command information, and makes the driver know the contents of the visit command information through a display unit, a speaker, or the like. The driver who has learned the contents of the arrival order information heads for the container terminal 1 in time for the time indicated by the arrival order information.

S0-1 to S0-3 are carried out for all foreign vehicles 5 scheduled to unload container ships 48 and containers 10. FIG. Which foreign vehicle 5 is prioritized for S0-1 to S0-3 is determined so that the foreign vehicle 5 can arrive at the container terminal 1 in the order corresponding to the order in which the containers 10 are stored on the container ship 48. , is appropriately selected by the information management unit 17a. In addition, it is also determined whether or not the target outpatient vehicle 5 is currently storing the container 10 as necessary. For example, a visiting vehicle 5 that receives a container 10 from a container ship 48 needs to arrive without loading the container 10, but if this visiting vehicle 5 is still delivering another container 10, the delivery will be delayed. After finishing, S0-1 to S0-3 are executed. When the delivery of another container 10 is not in time for the cargo handling schedule of the container ship 48, the foreign vehicle 5 is removed from the cargo handling schedule of the container ship 48 and the container 10.例文帳に追加In this case, instead, another foreign vehicle 5 not loaded with the container 10 and having a size capable of loading the container 10 to be loaded is selected as a new vehicle to be loaded.
The procedure for having the foreign vehicle 5 visit the container terminal 1 has been described above.

Next, a procedure for guiding the foreign vehicle 5 arriving at the container terminal 1 for cargo handling will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG. First, the cargo handling control unit 17d allows the foreign vehicle 5 arriving at the container terminal 1 to enter the container terminal 1 and guides it to one of the wharf cranes 9a to 9c (S1 in FIG. 3, guidance step). It is assumed that S0-1 to S0-3 are performed before S1 for the outpatient vehicle 5 that visits.

Specifically, in S1, the cargo handling control unit 17d first identifies the foreign vehicle 5 that has arrived at the entrance gate 13a by the detector 21, and opens the gate 23 to permit entry only when it is a vehicle that performs cargo handling. . Next, the cargo handling control unit 17d refers to the TOS and the progress information to select the quay cranes 9a to 9c for which the foreign vehicle 5 that has entered is to perform cargo handling, and displays the selected one quay crane on an electronic bulletin board (not shown). , communicate with the driver by radio and let the driver know. Further, the cargo handling control unit 17d instructs and guides the foreign vehicle 5 to pass through the foreign vehicle passage 15 and come to the selected wharf crane.

When the information of the quay cranes 9a to 9c that perform cargo handling is included in the visit command information, the driver has already learned which of the quay cranes 9a to 9c performs cargo handling from the visit command information, so cargo handling control is performed. It is not necessary for the part 17d to learn again. In this case, the cargo handling control unit 17d may simply manage the entrance of the foreign vehicle 5 in S1. However, if the cargo handling schedule is changed after the visit command information is transmitted, or if it is necessary for the driver's final confirmation, the cargo handling control unit 17d may let the cargo handling control unit 17d know again.

When the foreign vehicle 5 is guided to the selected quay crane, the cargo handling control unit 17d causes cargo handling of the container 10 to be performed between the guided foreign vehicle 5 and the quay crane (S2 in FIG. 3, cargo handling process).
When the cargo handling of the container 10 is completed, the cargo handling control unit 17d guides the foreign vehicle 5 to the exit gate 13b to leave the container terminal 1 (S3 in FIG. 3, exit step).
Specifically, first, the cargo handling control unit 17d instructs and guides the foreign vehicle 5 that has finished cargo handling to pass through the foreign vehicle passage 15 and come to the exit gate 13b. When the foreign vehicle 5 arrives at the exit gate 13b, the cargo handling control unit 17d identifies the foreign vehicle 5 with the detector 21, and determines whether or not cargo handling to be performed has been performed based on the presence or absence of the loaded container 10 and its type. . When it is determined that cargo handling has been carried out, the gate 23 is opened to allow the worker to leave. The permitted foreign vehicle 5 leaves the container terminal 1. - 特許庁
The above is the description of the procedure for guiding the foreign vehicle 5 arriving at the container terminal 1 for loading and unloading.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the container terminal 1 includes the quay cranes 9a to 9c, the entry gate 13a, the exit gate 13b, and the foreign vehicle passageway 15. Directly perform 10 cargo operations.
Therefore, unlike the case where cargo handling is always performed via a storage block, a portal crane, a storage block, and an in-yard vehicle are not essential, and space saving of the container terminal 1 is facilitated. Moreover, the construction cost of the container terminal 1 can also be reduced because the container terminal 1 is space-saving.
Further, in recent years, the online distribution of container distribution information has progressed, and when the container 10 is loaded onto the container ship 48, the container terminal 1, the land transportation company, the shipper, and other concerned parties may be able to grasp the container loading and unloading information in real time. In addition, customs clearance and customs inspections can also be processed online, and it may be known when the container 10 will be landed and loaded.
In this way, in a situation where the online distribution of container distribution information has progressed, rather than performing cargo handling via storage blocks using gate-type cranes and on-site vehicles, containers 10 are transported between the quay cranes 9a to 9c and the outpatient vehicle 5. Cargo handling can be performed more quickly in this embodiment in which cargo handling is performed directly.

Furthermore, since the container terminal 1 does not require a gate-type crane and on-yard vehicles, the operating costs for these are also not required. As a result, operating costs and energy consumption can be reduced compared to conventional container terminals that require gantry cranes and on-site vehicles.
In addition, since the container terminal 1 does not require a gate-type crane and on-site vehicles, if the foreign vehicle passage 15 is designated as a manned area and the outside of the foreign vehicle passage 15 is designated as a manned area or an unmanned area as necessary, the manned area and uninhabited areas do not confuse. Therefore, the manned area and the unmanned area can be easily divided, and the safety can be improved.
Furthermore, since the container terminal 1 does not require a gate-type crane and a vehicle on the premises, there are fewer objects to be controlled by the cargo handling control unit 17d than in a conventional container terminal that requires these. Therefore, the container terminal 1 is easy to automate.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, in the first embodiment, a standby area 41 is provided in the cargo handling area 11 where the foreign vehicle 5 before cargo handling is temporarily waiting. In the second embodiment, elements that perform the same functions as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same numbers, and mainly different parts from the first embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the container terminal 1 a according to the second embodiment has a waiting area 41 in the cargo handling area 11 . The waiting area 41 is an area connected to a portion of the foreign vehicle passageway 15 that connects the entrance gate 13a to the quay cranes 9a to 9c.
The waiting area 41 is an area in which the foreign vehicle 5 before cargo handling is made to wait. The waiting area 41 includes barriers 43 and detectors 45 arranged along the Y direction in accordance with the number of outpatient vehicles 5 waiting.
The barrier 43 has the same structure as the barrier 23, and is a facility for preventing the unpermitted foreign vehicle 5 from being erroneously guided by the quay wall cranes 9a to 9c.
The detector 45 is a device for identifying the foreign vehicle 5 like the detector 21 .

In this configuration, the cargo handling control unit 17 d first instructs the foreign vehicle 5 permitted to enter at the entrance gate 13 a to pass in front of the gate 43 at a predetermined position in the waiting area 41 . The predetermined position is a position where at least another foreign vehicle 5 is not stopped. The foreign vehicle 5 having received the instruction passes through the foreign vehicle passage 15, enters the waiting place 41 from the branch road 15a in front of the waiting place 41, and stops in front of the gate 43 at a predetermined position.
Next, the cargo handling control unit 17d acquires the cargo handling status from the quay cranes 9a to 9c, and determines whether cargo handling with the outpatient vehicle 5 stopped in front of the gate 43 is possible because the previous cargo handling has been completed. If it is determined that it is possible, the cargo handling control unit 17d selects the quay cranes 9a to 9c that are determined to be capable of cargo handling and the foreign vehicle 5 scheduled for cargo handling next from the foreign vehicle 5 stopped in front of the gate 43, and responds. The circuit breaker 43 is opened. At this time, if necessary, the wharf crane to be handled by the foreign vehicle 5 is transmitted to the foreign vehicle receiving unit 19 so that the driver is made aware of it.
Next, when the foreign vehicle 5 scheduled for cargo handling has not arrived, the foreign vehicle 5 scheduled to be cargo-handled to the selected quay crane is selected from among the foreign vehicles 5 waiting in the standby place 41 and is handled the earliest. The circuit breaker 43 may be opened. In this case, the cargo handling control unit 17d notifies the information management unit 17a or the TOS of the presence of undelivered foreign vehicles 5, and changes the order and cargo handling time zone in which the undelivered foreign vehicles 5 unload the containers 10. Let

When the gate 43 is opened, the foreign vehicle 5 passes through the main line 25 through the branch road 15b connecting the waiting area 41 and the main line 25 in the foreign vehicle passage 15 . Furthermore, the foreign vehicle 5 passes through any one of the branch lines 27a-27c and stops under any one of the slings of the specified wharf cranes 9a-9c. The designated wharf crane receives the container 10 from the foreign vehicle 5 and stores it in the container ship 48, or receives the container 10 from the container ship 48 and stores it in the foreign vehicle 5 for cargo handling. After that, the foreign vehicle 5 passes through the foreign vehicle passage 15 and exits from the exit gate 13b. Although only one foreign vehicle passageway 15 between the standby station 41 and the quay cranes 9a to 9c is shown in FIG. In this case, the cargo handling control unit 17d guides the foreign vehicle 5 permitted to enter at the entrance gate 13a to the gate 43 that is as close as possible to the wharf cranes 9a to 9c to be handled.

By thus providing the waiting area 41 in the cargo handling area 11 and allowing a plurality of foreign vehicles 5 to wait, the foreign vehicle 5 scheduled to perform cargo handling with any of the quay cranes 9a to 9c is always arranged in the container terminal 1a. . Therefore, the wharf cranes 9a to 9c are always carrying out cargo handling during scheduled cargo handling hours.
Therefore, the time during which the quayside cranes 9a to 9c cannot perform cargo handling while the container ship 48 is docking can be shortened as much as possible.
The number of foreign vehicles 5 waiting in the waiting area 41 may be such that the foreign vehicles 5 scheduled to perform cargo handling with any of the quay cranes 9a to 9c are always arranged in the container terminal 1a. Therefore, the area of the waiting area 41 is smaller than that of a conventional container terminal in which cargo handling is always carried out through a storage block.
In addition, the arrangement shape of the outpatient vehicle 5 in the waiting area 41 can be appropriately set. Although they are arranged in one row in the Y direction in FIG. 4, they may be arranged in two or more rows.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
In the third embodiment, a temporary storage place 51 for temporarily storing the container 10 is provided in the cargo handling area 11 in the first embodiment. In the third embodiment, elements that perform the same functions as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same numbers, and mainly different parts from the first embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the container terminal 1b according to the third embodiment includes a temporary storage facility 51, a yard vehicle 55, a gate crane 53, and a temporary storage facility passageway 27d.
The temporary storage area 51 is an area for temporarily storing containers 10 that cannot be handled upon arrival at the container terminal 1b, and is a rectangular area extending in the Y direction here.
A container 10 that cannot be handled includes a container 10 for which either the container ship 48 or the foreign vehicle 5 related to the handling of the container 10 has not arrived at the container terminal 1b at the scheduled cargo handling time. For example, when unloading the container 10 stored in the container ship 48, if the foreign vehicle 5 for land transportation does not arrive at the container terminal 1b at the scheduled cargo handling time due to traffic conditions, the foreign vehicle 5 is scheduled to unload the container. 10 corresponds to the container 10 that cannot be handled.

The area and planar shape of the temporary storage place 51 are appropriately set according to the number of containers 10 that may not be handled when they arrive at the container terminal 1b. The temporary storage place 51 may store the containers 10 in two or more layers. However, since the container terminal 1b directly handles the containers 10 between the foreign vehicle 5 and the quay cranes 9a to 9c, not all the containers 10 arriving at the container terminal 1b are temporarily stored in the temporary storage place 51. Therefore, the area of the temporary storage space 51 is smaller than that of the storage block in the conventional container terminal in which the cargo is always handled through the storage block.
The place where the temporary storage place 51 is arranged is appropriately set within the cargo handling area 11 and at a position that does not interfere with the traffic of foreign vehicles 5 and the cargo handling of the wharf cranes 9a to 9c.

The premises vehicle 55 is a vehicle for transporting the container 10 between the temporary storage place 51 and the wharf cranes 9a to 9c, and is one of the premises transportation means. The in-plant vehicle 55 may be a container truck or a container trailer operated by a driver in the same manner as the foreign vehicle 5 . However, since the premises vehicle 55 runs only inside the container terminal 1, it may be a vehicle whose running is remotely controlled from the management building 17, or an automatically driving vehicle whose running is automatically controlled. Also, a vehicle that can hold and lift the container 10, such as a straddle carrier, may be used.

The gate-type crane 53 is a mobile crane that performs loading and unloading of the container 10 between the on-site vehicle 55 and the outpatient vehicle 5 and the temporary storage place 51, and is one of the on-site transportation means. The portal crane 53 is provided across the temporary storage site 51 in the X direction, and includes a portal-shaped support structure that is movable in the Y direction, a trolley that is movable on the support structure in the X direction, and a trolley. and a sling that moves in the Z direction. The gate-type crane 53 grabs the container 10 held by the outpatient vehicle 5 or the in-plant vehicle 55 with a lifting tool, lifts it, and temporarily stores it in the temporary storage place 51 . Also, the container 10 temporarily placed in the temporary storage place 51 is picked up and lifted to be transferred to the in-plant vehicle 55 or the outpatient vehicle 5.例文帳に追加If the yard vehicle 55 has a function of grabbing and lifting the container 10 like a straddle carrier, the portal crane 53 is unnecessary.

The temporary storage passage 27 d is a passage that connects the foreign vehicle passage 15 and the temporary storage 51 .
The temporary storage passage 27 d is a passage whose both ends are connected to the foreign vehicle passage 15 , whose middle extends along the outer circumference of the temporary storage 51 , and which passes directly under the gate-type crane 53 .
The temporary storage passage 27d is connected to the foreign vehicle passage 15 between the quay cranes 9a to 9c and the exit gate 13b in FIG. However, it may be connected to the foreign vehicle passage 15 between the entrance gate 13a and the quay cranes 9a to 9c as long as the foreign vehicle passage 15 and the temporary storage place 51 can be connected.

In this configuration, the cargo handling control unit 17d determines the container 10 to be stored in the temporary storage place 51 according to the following procedure, and causes the container 10 to be stored in the temporary storage place 51. FIG.
First, the case of temporarily storing the container 10 transported by the outpatient vehicle 5 in the temporary storage place 51 will be described.
First, the cargo handling control unit 17d detects the foreign vehicle 5 that has arrived at the entrance gate 13a by the detector 21, and determines whether or not the container 10 being loaded is a container 10 that cannot be handled, based on whether or not the container ship 48 has entered the port. . When it is determined that the container 10 cannot be handled, the foreign vehicle 5 is guided to the temporary storage passage 27d via the foreign vehicle passage 15 at the scheduled time for cargo handling, and is stopped directly below the gate-shaped crane 53. The container 10 is transferred to a temporary storage place 51 by a crane 53. - 特許庁After that, the foreign vehicle 5 is guided to the foreign vehicle passage 15 and exited from the exit gate 13b.

Next, the case of temporarily storing the container 10 transported by the container ship 48 in the temporary storage place 51 will be described.
First, the cargo handling control unit 17d determines whether or not there is a foreign vehicle 5 that does not arrive at the container terminal 1b even at the scheduled cargo handling time. If it is determined that the container 10 exists, the premises vehicle 55 is made to reach the quay cranes 9a to 9c via the foreign vehicle passage 15 or the premises vehicle dedicated passage (not shown), and the container 10 that is scheduled to be received by the foreign vehicle 5 that has not arrived is sent to the premises vehicle. Have 55 pick it up. After that, the foreign vehicle 5 is guided to the temporary storage passage 27 d through the foreign vehicle passage 15 or the private vehicle passage (not shown) and stopped directly under the gate-shaped crane 53 , and the container 10 is temporarily lifted by the gate-shaped crane 53 . It is transshipped to the storage place 51.例文帳に追加
Furthermore, the cargo handling control unit 17d notifies the information management unit 17a of the presence of undelivered foreign vehicles 5, and if necessary, changes the undelivered cargo handling hours of the undelivered foreign vehicles 5, or transmits a visit command. The part 17c is made to transmit a reminder of the visit instruction information.

When the container ship 48 scheduled for cargo handling or the foreign vehicle 5 arrives at the container terminal 1b and the cargo handling of the containers 10 temporarily stored in the temporary storage place 51 can be resumed, the cargo handling control unit 17d temporarily stores the containers. The cargo handling of the container 10 temporarily placed at the place 51 is restarted.
When the container 10 temporarily placed in the temporary storage place 51 is to be stored in the container ship 48, the cargo handling control unit 17d first stops the in-yard vehicle 55 directly below the gate-shaped crane 53, and moves the temporary storage place 51 by the gate-shaped crane 53. corresponding container 10 is transferred to the premises vehicle 55 . After that, the on-site vehicle 55 is caused to reach the quay wall cranes 9a to 9c via the foreign vehicle traffic path 15 or the on-site vehicle exclusive traffic path (not shown) to receive the container 10 .
When the container 10 temporarily placed in the temporary storage place 51 is to be stored in the foreign vehicle 5, the cargo handling control unit 17d guides the foreign vehicle 5 to the temporary storage place passage 27d via the foreign vehicle passage 15, and moves the gate crane. Stop directly under 53. After that, the container 10 is transferred to the foreign vehicle 5 by the gate type crane 53, and the foreign vehicle 5 is made to leave the exit gate 13b.

By providing the temporary storage place 51 in the cargo handling area 11 in this way, even if one of the container ship 48 or the foreign vehicle 5 does not arrive at the container terminal 1b at the cargo handling scheduled time, the container 10 can be temporarily stored in the temporary storage place 51. can be placed Therefore, the one of the container ship 48 or the foreign vehicle 5 that has arrived at the container terminal 1b first does not need to wait in the container terminal 1b until the one that has not arrived arrives, and the waiting time during cargo handling can be shortened. .

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The fourth embodiment is a combination of the second and third embodiments. Elements in the fourth embodiment that perform the same functions as those in the second and third embodiments are denoted by the same numbers, and differences from these embodiments will be mainly described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the container terminal 1c according to the fourth embodiment includes a waiting area 41, a temporary storage area 51, a yard vehicle 55, a gate crane 53, and a temporary storage area passage 27d.

The positions of the waiting area 41 and the temporary storage area 51 on the plane can be appropriately set within a range that fits within the cargo handling area 11 and does not interfere with each other. It is preferable to arrange parallel to the land side in the X direction than the quay cranes 9a to 9c. In this arrangement, the width of the cargo handling area 11 in the X direction can be narrowed compared to the case of arranging them in series in the X direction, so even if both the waiting area 41 and the temporary storage area 51 are provided, the space of the container terminal 1c can be saved. does not interfere with Further, regardless of the size of the container terminal 1c and the structures arranged in the cargo handling area 11, the total length in the Y direction is at least the length corresponding to the movement range of the wharf cranes 9a to 9c in the Y direction. On the other hand, the total length in the X direction varies depending on its size and structures arranged in the cargo handling area 11 . Therefore, regardless of the structure of the container terminal 1c, an area having a length corresponding to the movement range of the quay cranes 9a to 9c in the Y direction can be secured as an area including the standby area 41 and the temporary storage area 51. This is an advantage of the parallel configuration.

In this way, by providing both the waiting area 41 and the temporary storage area 51 in the cargo handling area 11, any one of the quay cranes 9a to 9c, the container ship 48, and the foreign vehicle 5, which are means related to container cargo handling, can perform cargo handling. is suspended, cargo handling by other means shall not be suspended. Therefore, the time required for loading and unloading the container 10 can be further shortened as a whole.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c Container terminal 5 Foreign vehicles 9a, 9b, 9c Quay crane 10 Container 11 Cargo handling area 13a Entrance gate 13b Exit gate 15 Foreign vehicle passage 15a, 15b Branch road 17 Administration building 17a Information management department 17b Visit command Generation unit 17c Arrival command transmission unit 17d Cargo handling control unit 19 Foreign vehicle reception unit 21 Detector 23 Circuit breaker 25 Main line 27a, 27b, 27c Branch line 27d Temporary storage passage 41 Waiting place 43 Circuit breaker 45 Detector 48 Container ship 51 Temporary storage Station 53 Gate-type crane 55 On-site vehicle

Claims (6)

A container terminal comprising a container ship and a quayside crane for loading and unloading containers, an entrance gate and an exit gate through which foreign vehicles transporting the containers inside and outside the container terminal enter and leave the container terminal; A passageway from the entrance gate to the exit gate via the quay crane is provided, and the foreign vehicle passage is provided so that the foreign vehicle can directly carry out cargo handling between the quay crane and the foreign vehicle. In a container terminal configured as
an information management unit that acquires progress information that is information about the progress of cargo handling between the quay crane and the container ship;
Based on the progress information, the foreign vehicle scheduled to perform cargo handling with the quay crane and existing outside the container terminal is selected, and a docking schedule of the selected foreign vehicle and the container ship that performs cargo handling. a visit command generation unit that generates visit command information indicating
a visit command transmission unit that transmits the visit command information to the foreign vehicle;
a visitor vehicle reception unit mounted on the visitor vehicle and configured to receive the visit instruction information;
A container terminal comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a waiting area, which is connected to a portion of the foreign vehicle passageway connecting the entrance gate and the quay crane, where the foreign vehicle temporarily waits before performing cargo handling with the quay crane. container terminal. a temporary storage place for temporarily storing the container;
In-plant transport means that travels in the container terminal and performs cargo handling of the container between the foreign vehicle and the wharf crane and the temporary storage place;
a temporary storage passage, which is a passage connecting the foreign vehicle passage and the temporary storage;
A container terminal according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: The container terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a cargo handling control unit that manages entry and exit of the foreign vehicle to and from the container terminal and guides the foreign vehicle within the container terminal. A container terminal equipped with a container ship and a quayside crane for loading and unloading containers, wherein a guidance step of guiding an outpatient vehicle transporting the container inside and outside the container terminal to the quayside crane, and guiding the outpatient vehicle to the quay crane. A container terminal operating method comprising a cargo handling step of performing cargo handling of the container between the vehicle and the quay crane, and a withdrawal step of removing the foreign vehicle from the container terminal,
an acquisition step in which an information processing unit acquires progress information, which is information relating to the progress of cargo handling between the quay crane and the container ship;
Based on the progress information, the foreign vehicle scheduled to perform cargo handling with the wharf crane and existing outside the container terminal is selected, and the selected foreign vehicle berths the container ship for cargo handling. a visit command generation step in which the visit command generation unit generates visit command information indicating a schedule;
A visit command transmission step in which a visit command transmission unit transmits the visit command information to a visit vehicle reception unit mounted in the visit vehicle and receiving the visit command information is performed before the guiding step. The operation method of the container terminal. 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising: a cargo handling control unit that manages entry and exit of the foreign vehicle into and out of the container terminal and guides the foreign vehicle within the container terminal, wherein the cargo handling control unit performs the guiding process. operation method of the container terminal.

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