technologies such as wireless vehicular networks would enable
different applications used by road hauliers, shipping lines and
terminal operators to get and send real-time data from/to haulage
vehicles. In
Fig. 2
, specific information systems applications such
as daily operation plans or haulage unloading control could use
DSRC to know the exact location of bulk material road hauliers.
The bulk terminal investigated is a deep-water location with
300 m long berth where ships are unloaded or loaded by the
terminal’s mobile quay cranes. Additional bulk handling capabil-
ities are available at the terminal’s enclosed dock with a total
198 m long berth and with the capacity to handle vessels of a
maximum DTW of 38,000. As part of the services available
general quayside warehousing is available representing a total
of 30,000 m
2
of high-quality bulk general purpose warehousing
and extensive open storage.