1. Voyage and Traffic Planning Services and the relevancy of AIS
The Objective
The Concept
The Traffic Prediction Model
The Information Exchange
The experiments
Conclusions
Rolf Hommes
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2. Development of a Traffic Prediction Model to:
THE OBJECTIVE
Development of a Traffic Prediction Model to:
Enhance reliability of Expected Time of Arrivals (ETA)
Enhance efficiency of lock and bride operations
Use RIS Key Technologies
& standards :
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3. Micro Simulation Non Guillotine Model Route Calculation Model
THE CONCEPT
Micro Simulation
Route Calculation
Model
Non Guillotine Model
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4. THE TRAFFIC PREDICTION MODEL
Voyage plans
Cargo info
Ship characteristics
Waterway characteristics
Lock/bridge specifics
Micro
Simulation
(3 min cycle)
AIS positions
Predicted
Positions
Traffic Density
ETA’s
Terminals
Real-time
Lock/bridge status
ETA’s
Locks
Bridges
Non Guillotine
Optimalization
Model
Optimalization strategy
by operator
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5. THE INFORMATION EXCHANGE
VOY
message
[5] Object departure
[1] Voyage plan of complete voyage
[2] Information (update of voyage plan if required)
[3] Planning info lock schedule based on ETA
Voyage plan
[4] Final lock schedule
[7] Arrival
INFO
message
RTA
message
INV
message
Terminal
Lock
Terminal
[6] Underway
modifications
ATA
lock
ATD
lock
ATA
Terminal
ATD
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6. THE EXPERIMENTS Involved: 100 ships 10 locks 2 VTS
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7. Cooperative Integrated Ship-Shore System ! CONCLUSIONS
Potential recognized for:
More throughput capability fairways/locks
Fuel reduction
Reliability of arrival (JIT)
Enhanced terminal planning
Cooperative
Integrated
Ship-Shore
System !
Follow-up:
Shipping organizations requested further development
European project CORISMA
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8. THANK YOU
Rolf Hommes
Ensys bv
Ensys bv Netherlands