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In this Keynote Address to the Second Conference on Intermodal Freight Terminal Design, the author reveals what he believes the future holds as far as terminal facilities are concerned. He presents three lists concerning terminals of the future. The first list contains factors and technologies which should be considered in the design of the container terminal of the future. Specific, promising state-of-the-art and emerging technologies recently identified are contained in the second list. Finally, with all this technology in place and with the cooperation of labor, the writer envisions a container terminal where: vessel turnaround is 12 hours; container crane production exceeds 60 boxes per hour; all cargo clears ports in 24 hours with certain intermodal cargoes assigned to liner trains clearing in less than 12 hours; the terminal never closes nor has any labor difficulties; and costs through the terminal are less than $100 per container.

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; Containerization; Costs; Design; Freight terminals; Innovation; Intermodal terminals; Productivity; State of the art studies; Technological innovations

Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

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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
• 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
• STACKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR INTERMODAL OPERATIONS