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Vessel Arrival Process and Queueing in Marine Ports Handling Bulk Materials

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We study the vessel arrival process in bulk ports handling either cargo containers or minerals. Then we introduce the SHIP/G/1 queue to be able to study the queueing behavior at the port. We present approximations for the asymptotic probabilities of delay and the number of vessels at the port. Numerical examples show the accuracy of the approximations. In appendices, we provide details of the analysis of the number of vessels at the port and the correlation properties of the vessel arrival process.

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  1. Rutcor, Center for Operations Research, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08855, USA

    David Jagerman

  2. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08855, USA

    Tayfur Altiok

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Jagerman, D., Altiok, T. Vessel Arrival Process and Queueing in Marine Ports Handling Bulk Materials. Queueing Systems 45, 223–243 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1027324618360

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