TBA BV - Freight Simulation Tools and Port Operations Software

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Container Simulation

TBA: Container Terminal Simulation For Optimum Design, and Optimized Operations. TBA is a world-renowned computer simulation and modeling consultancy located in the Netherlands, providing container terminal simulation services, for marine operations, but also for intermodal facilities.

Port Operations Software

Modeling the port operations allows customers to analyse various operating strategies, layouts, handling systems, scenarios to assist in designing, determining and deciding concerning a new facility, an expansion, or a transition from today's operation to a new mode.

Freight Planning Software

TBA are specialists in new facility design, especially in automated facilities.Founded in 1996 by Yvo Saanen and Klaas Pieter van Til, and today with over 45 engineers, TBA supports designing new terminals (Freight Planning Software), extending existing terminals, optimizing existing terminals and their operating systems, and designing equipment.

TBA has extensive experience with both traditional handling systems, as well as automated operations, having designed or being part of the design for many new semi- or even fully automated terminals.

Freight Simulation Tools

In order to get an accurate, lean and highly productive design, TBA uses state-of-the-art simulation tools. Trafalquar, TBA's strategic long term berth analysis tool, and Timesquare, TBA's comprehensive terminal operations model cover terminal operations to a great detail, and can answer a broad range of questions with precision up to +/- 5%.

The tools have been applied in more than 60 projects, and cover business logic, driver behaviour, and traffic interaction for all possible modes of operation. Apart from detailed statistics, the models provide a powerful 3D visualization, to understand and validate processes, and present to decision-makers.

Proven tools for software design, Performance Benchmarking, and Testing.
In addition, TBA provides the unique product CONTROLS, an emulation model applied for software testing, tuning and training of terminal operation software.

Contact:

TBA BV
Ir. K.P. van Til
Vulcanusweg 259A
2624 AV Delft
The Netherlands

Tel : +31 (0)15 380 5775
Fax : +31 (0)15 380 5763
Web: www.tba.nl

Automated Container Handling

• Automated Container Handling »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  Can we imagine the automotive industry without automation? Or the food industry? Can we imagine what a simple glass would cost if it would be hand-blown? The simple answer is NO.
  
  

Container Terminal Design

• Design of Terminal Lay Out and Handling Systems »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  Container terminals operators have to adjust their terminals to future container development.
  
  
• Lean and Mean Terminal Design Benefits From Advanced Modelling »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  As container volumes keep growing, as vessels and their call sizes are rapidly increasing, as land is getting scarcer, and as wages are rising, terminals are confronted with more challenging questions how to keep up with their competitors.
  
  

Container Terminal Emulation

• CONTROLS: Emulation of Container Terminal Control Software »
  The Terminal Operating System (TOS) of a container terminal forms the heart of the terminal operation.
  
  

Container Terminal Operations

• Container Terminal Simulation Software Improves Operating Efficiency »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  Simulation provider TBA of the Netherlands has developed an emulation tool that allows terminal operators to experiment off line with changes in terminal layout, equipment and operating practices and changes to the main terminal operating system (TOS).
  
  
• Optimising Container Terminal Operations »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  Terminals are designed to cope with a certain, specified situation, but reality is often difficult to grasp and does not remain static.
  
  

Container Transportation Equipment

• Head To Head For Today’s State-of-the-art Robotised Container Transportation Equipment »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  This article is a follow-up of the review of stacking systems, and therefore we refer to this article for the introduction, the methodology of assessment and the review of existing systems.
  
  

Strategic Terminal Development

• TRAFALQUAR: Strategic Terminal Development »
  
  Yvo Saanen
  As container volumes are increasing, ports and container terminals discover that their key resources, such as quays, quay cranes and storage space, are not available in the quantities required to adequately respond to the new situation.