The number of containers handled in ports has significantly increased due to ever-larger containerships, which caused significant land-side congestion at container terminal (CT) gates. A range of peaks and off-peaks of container handling operations at CT...
Traffic congestion occurs often around the container terminals in Tokyo Port. Since many competition venues of “the 2020 Tokyo Olympics” are located in the surroundings of the port area, serious traffic congestion is expected during the...
The Port of Yokohama is actively looking at LNG as means of compliance with the 2020 IMO regulations on marine fuels and SOx emissions. The port has welcomed in 2015 the first LNG fueled tugboat “Sakigake”...
The coastal area of the Seto inland sea experienced rapid industrialization during the rapid economic growth era in the 1960s, leading to the deterioration of water quality and environmental issues reached a critical point. As such,...