Elevated String-Rail as a Novel Container Transportation Technology in European Ports: A Quay-Interface Simulation and Analytical Assessment of Ship Handling, Terminal Land Use and Road Traffic
Elevated string-rail systems, in which unmanned electric vehicles run on steel wheels along a prestressed rail carried on slender supports, have been proposed as a way of moving containers between a quay and an inland terminal without using the road network. Their developers claim gains in ship handling speed, terminal...