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Design and operational features of yard gantry cranes and straddle carriers are explained, stressing in particular the progress made in the past 5 years. This equipment is reported to permit higher stack densities and require less operating space than other types of container-handling equipment. The straddle carrier, apart from fulfilling the double requirement of stacking and loading in a flexible fashion, is also considered an excellent vehicle for container transport. Current standards of engineering design, reliability, and maintenance characteristics have reached a high level. However, there is available no general or ultimate rule for system selection. Feasibility studies considering cost calculation and operational evaluation turn out differently under different conditions. Often the results are found to be quite close. The basic considerations of such investigations are outlined in this paper. The final choice of system and equipment, however, will remain with the user and this choice may sometimes be difficult. In any case there is excellent equipment to choose from in designing a container port or intermodal facility.

This paper appeared in Transportation Research Board State-of-the-Art Report 4, Facing the Challenge, The Intermodal Terminal of the Future, Conference on Intermodal Freight Terminal Design, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2-5, 1986. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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1986

State-of-the-Art Report

Facing the Challenge. The Intermodal Terminal of the Future

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Conferences; Freight handling; Freight terminals; Gantry cranes; Intermodal terminals; Straddle trucks

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Jul 31 1987 12:00AM

• ADDRESS: DESIGN-AND-BUILD CONCEPT FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINALS
• ADDRESS: MARITIME-RAIL INTERFACE
• AUTOMATIC VEHICLE AND CONTAINER IDENTIFICATION USING RADIO FREQUENCY TECHNOLOGY
• DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERMODAL CONTAINER TRANSFER FACILITIES
• DESIGN ISSUES RELATED TO THE INTERMODAL MARINE-RAIL INTERFACE
• DOMESTIC CONTAINERIZATION: OVERVIEW OF TERMINAL DESIGN AND OPERATING ISSUES
• DOUBLE-STACK CONTAINERS ON RAIL CARS: THE APL VIEW
• EXAMPLE OF PAVEMENT DESIGN FOR A RAILROAD INTERMODAL TERMINAL
• EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SANTA FE'S CORWITH INTERMODAL FACILITY
• EXPEDITED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY
• EXPERIENCE WITH GRAVEL SURFACE TREATMENT AT CONRAIL INTERMODAL TERMINALS
• FACING THE CHALLENGE. THE INTERMODAL TERMINAL OF THE FUTURE
• FREIGHT TERMINALS AND THE NEED FOR A COMMON COMMUNICATIONS CODE
• KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TERMINAL OF THE FUTURE
• MICROCIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
• NEW INTERMODAL CONCEPTS AT THE PORT OF TACOMA
• PAVEMENT DESIGN OF GANTRY CRANE LANES FOR THE PORT OF PORTLAND
• PHYSICAL SECURITY IN RAILROAD INTERMODAL TERMINALS
• PLANNING, LEASING, AND INTERMODAL FACILITY DEVELOPMENT: PERSPECTIVE OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF SEA-LAND CORPORATION
• ROLLER-COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN PRACTICES FOR INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINALS AT THE PORT OF TACOMA
• SANTA FE'S SYSTEM APPROACH TO INTERMODAL CONTROL