Zhou Chenhao, Zhu Shengda, Bell Michael G H, Lee Loo Hay, Chew Ek Peng
School of Management, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China.
The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Ocean Coast Manag. 2022 Nov 1;230:106318. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106318. Epub 2022 Sep 13.
Despite the significant fluctuations in global trend due to the rising trade friction and the COVID19 pandemic, the container terminals are continuously working in three technology areas including automation, electrification and digitalization. This study reviewed recent technology trends as well as relevant research topics related to the container terminals, and investigated how the trends and topics would facilitate the terminals to achieve their strategic objectives. We also studied the trends in the container terminal industry before and after the pandemic outbreak. Recent progress shows that generally the long-term plans remain unchanged while there are some changes in timeline and priorities. The findings suggest that despite the common interest in long-term plans, gaps are still identified between academia and industry interests. Future directions are discussed for these technology areas, particularly in the context of the post-pandemic world, where the limited resources should be invested to the most urgent areas.
尽管由于贸易摩擦加剧和新冠疫情大流行，全球趋势出现了显著波动，但集装箱码头仍在自动化、电气化和数字化这三个技术领域持续开展工作。本研究回顾了集装箱码头的近期技术趋势以及相关研究课题，并调查了这些趋势和课题将如何促进码头实现其战略目标。我们还研究了疫情爆发前后集装箱码头行业的趋势。近期进展表明，总体而言长期计划保持不变，但在时间安排和优先事项上有一些变化。研究结果表明，尽管对长期计划有着共同兴趣，但学术界和行业兴趣之间仍存在差距。针对这些技术领域讨论了未来发展方向，特别是在疫情后时代的背景下，有限的资源应投入到最紧迫的领域。
