Container Terminal Operations
About this course

Overview

Volume growth exposes whatever a terminal was quietly getting away with. This covers stack management, crane productivity and the systems work that decides whether a terminal scales or seizes up.

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Plan the container stack for efficient handling
  • Raise crane and equipment productivity
  • Reduce rehandling and congestion
  • Use a terminal operating system to drive operations
  • Plan for growth in container volume
What the course sets out to do

Course objectives

  • Manage container stacking and yard planning
  • Improve quay and yard crane productivity
  • Optimise container flow through the terminal
  • Apply terminal operating systems effectively
  • Plan capacity to scale with volume
Course content

Modules

01

Container terminal overview

The container flow from quay to gate.

02

Stack and yard management

Stacking strategy and yard planning to reduce rehandling.

03

Crane productivity

Quay and yard crane performance and cycle times.

04

Terminal operating systems

The systems that plan and control operations.

05

Flow optimisation

Reducing congestion and improving container flow.

06

Scaling capacity

Planning operations to grow with volume.

Who it is for

Target audience

Container terminal operations staff, planners, and supervisors responsible for handling and yard performance.

Before you start

Prerequisites

A container terminal, shipping or logistics role.

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