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Scheduling and simulation of maritime traffic in congested waterways: an application to the Strait of Istanbul

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2021

Şirin Özlem ,
İlhan Or  and
Yiğit Can Altan Open the ORCID record for Yiğit Can Altan [Opens in a new window]
Şirin Özlem*
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering, Isik University, Istanbul, Turkey.
İlhan Or
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yiğit Can Altan
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: sirinozlem.uludag@gmail.com
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Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a simulation model which is capable of mimicking actual vessel arrival patterns and vessel entrance decisions (which are made based on expert opinions generally) on congested, narrow waterways. The model is tested on the transit traffic pattern in the Strait of Istanbul. Based on a heuristic scheduling algorithm, this model decides entrance times and vessel types on the strait. The model, with different policies for day and night traffic, is run for a period of seven years with 20 replications for each year. The performance measures of the model are: average interarrival times, number of vessels passed and entrance times for each successive vessel pair in both traffic directions. The model results are congruent with the actual results of performance measures. Therefore, it may be deduced that the proposed algorithm can be a guide for operators regarding scheduling decisions in congested, narrow waterways.

Keywords

real-time schedulingvessel traffic servicesstraits

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , May 2021 , pp. 656 - 672
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2021

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