Analysis of Damage to Shipping Container Sides During Port Handling Operations
The damage to shipping containers during port handling operations continues to pose a significant challenge that adversely affects operational efficiency, equipment integrity, and supply chain accountability. This study utilises real-world measurement data gathered through accelerometers to examine...
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| description | The damage to shipping containers during port handling operations continues to pose a significant challenge that adversely affects operational efficiency, equipment integrity, and supply chain accountability. This study utilises real-world measurement data gathered through accelerometers to examine the occurrence and dynamics of physical impacts, particularly side and rear collisions, during the handling of containers at Klaipėda City Port. The research prioritises two critical scenarios: side impacts during stacking operations with reach stackers and rear impacts during trailer loading procedures. Impact events are meticulously recorded and analysed to ascertain the magnitudes of acceleration across multiple axes. This reveals that side impacts produce significantly greater forces, particularly in the lateral direction, than rear impacts. This study employs sensor-based monitoring, advanced data visualisation techniques, and structured scenario analysis to delineate the variability and intensity of mechanical interactions during these operations. The findings emphasise the structural stress that containers experience and underscore the importance of embedded monitoring technologies for real-time event detection and damage prevention. The results contribute to the expanding body of knowledge that supports the digital transformation of container terminals and furnish actionable insights for enhancing handling protocols, informing insurance assessments, and improving safety measures within both automated and conventional port environments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-082e77ccb3b44e64a49ffa228f1912712025-08-20T03:47:57ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-05-0113598210.3390/jmse13050982Analysis of Damage to Shipping Container Sides During Port Handling OperationsSergej Jakovlev0Tomas Eglynas1Valdas Jankunas2Mindaugas Jusis3Miroslav Voznak4Department of Telecommunications, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicMarine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, 92294 Klaipeda, LithuaniaMarine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, 92294 Klaipeda, LithuaniaMarine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, H. Manto Str. 84, 92294 Klaipeda, LithuaniaDepartment of Telecommunications, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech RepublicThe damage to shipping containers during port handling operations continues to pose a significant challenge that adversely affects operational efficiency, equipment integrity, and supply chain accountability. This study utilises real-world measurement data gathered through accelerometers to examine the occurrence and dynamics of physical impacts, particularly side and rear collisions, during the handling of containers at Klaipėda City Port. The research prioritises two critical scenarios: side impacts during stacking operations with reach stackers and rear impacts during trailer loading procedures. Impact events are meticulously recorded and analysed to ascertain the magnitudes of acceleration across multiple axes. This reveals that side impacts produce significantly greater forces, particularly in the lateral direction, than rear impacts. This study employs sensor-based monitoring, advanced data visualisation techniques, and structured scenario analysis to delineate the variability and intensity of mechanical interactions during these operations. The findings emphasise the structural stress that containers experience and underscore the importance of embedded monitoring technologies for real-time event detection and damage prevention. The results contribute to the expanding body of knowledge that supports the digital transformation of container terminals and furnish actionable insights for enhancing handling protocols, informing insurance assessments, and improving safety measures within both automated and conventional port environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/5/982container handling operationsimpact detectionport terminal monitoringsmart sensor systems |
| spellingShingle | Sergej Jakovlev Tomas Eglynas Valdas Jankunas Mindaugas Jusis Miroslav Voznak Analysis of Damage to Shipping Container Sides During Port Handling Operations Journal of Marine Science and Engineering container handling operations impact detection port terminal monitoring smart sensor systems |
| title | Analysis of Damage to Shipping Container Sides During Port Handling Operations |
| title_full | Analysis of Damage to Shipping Container Sides During Port Handling Operations |
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| title_short | Analysis of Damage to Shipping Container Sides During Port Handling Operations |
| title_sort | analysis of damage to shipping container sides during port handling operations |
| topic | container handling operations impact detection port terminal monitoring smart sensor systems |
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